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certain corals have been found in extremely deep water. these coral lack the zooxanthellae that are found in tropical coral reefs. what is the most likely explanation for this?
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certain corals have been found in extremely deep water. these coral lack the zooxanthellae that are found in tropical coral reefs. what is the most likely explanation for this?

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The most likely explanation is either they survive without the zooxanthellae entirely or off of an other type of bacteria. 
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