Pneumatophores are the aerial root systems that allow mangroves to get oxygen as the mud they live in is anaerobic.

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Location: Porosus Creek, Hunter River, Kimberley Coast, Western Australia, Australia.
Photo credit: © Jason Edwards / Alamy / Afripics
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