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Black coral trees

Detailed Description

These 2- to 3-m-tall orange-colored black coral trees (Leiopathes cf. glabberima) growing near Viosca Knoll are among the oldest living organisms on Earth. (From USGS Open-File Report 2008-1148 by Ken Sulak and others).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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