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Title: Mountainous Star Coral (Montastraea faveolata)

Description: This colony of Mountainous Star Coral (Montastraea faveolata) is so large (about 3 feet across) that it must have been growing before the severe bleaching and disease episode in 2005/2006 that caused so much coral mortality on St. John's reefs.

Location: VI, USA

Date Taken: Sep 18 2009

Photographer: Caroline Rogers , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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Dimensions: 2364 x 1794
Resolution: 72 dpi

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Tags: CarolineRogers HurricaneHole John's MontastraeaFaveolata MountainousStarCoral SaintJohnsReef St StarCoral VI VirginIslands coral mangrove