Tunicates, hydroids, soft corals, sponges, and algae colonize mangrove prop roots that are growing downwards toward the bottom.

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Tunicated, hydroids, soft corals, sponges, and algae colonize the long, curved prop roots hanging down from Rhizophora mangrove trees in the western, tropical Pacific.

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Size: 6132px × 9200px
Location: Spooky Channel, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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