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Plate 2.— Classification: system Marine, subsystem Subtidal, CLASS Reef, subclass Coral, water REGIME Subtidal, WATER 

 chemistry Euhaline. This underwater photograph shows corals (Acropora and Porites) as well as several species of gorgonians. 

 (Monroe County, Florida; August 1970; Photo by E. T. LaRoe) 



