This lettuce coral (Agaricia sp.) is one of the most common corals on the reefs of Little Cayman. The natural color is light tan, but this colony has dark pigmented areas commonly known as dark spot syndrome. The coral is nestled among bright orange sponges (Ectyoplasia ferox). Images Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE
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Cayman Islands Twilight Zone 2007
