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Benjamin Magaña
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Tormentos reef
Cozumel

Yucab reef
Cozumel

ArrecifeYucab2014-1.jpg

Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata

Jardines de Palancar reef
Cozumel

Jardines de Palancar
Cozumel

Yucab reef

Caribe2013-4.jpg

Grooved brain coral
Diploria labyrinthiformis. This coral hosts Zooxanthella, a symbiotic dinoflagellate alga. The alga benefits from being in a protective environment in an elevated position. The coral benefits from the nutrients produced photosynthetically by the alga which provides part of its needs for growth and calcification
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