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A large white corallium bush. Close inspection reveals two small squat lobsters, barnacles, a purple gastropod, tube worms, and small hydroids. Thisunderscored the importance of such coral colonies as habitat for numerouscreatures. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs)