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Photograph of (a) Marginopora vertebralis taken using light microscopy. The dark green color indicates the presence of Symbiodinium sp. microsymbionts. Scale bar is 1 mm. (b) Postmortem, M. vertebralis is important in beach sand production, as seen in the foreground of the photograph, where white tests are seen. This image was taken at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island Reef, Australia
