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When scientists mistook coral for plants
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Because a rigid skeleton entirely locked to the seafloor totally resembles a tree branch. Very early marine experts confidently declared that massive coral reefs were just strange aquatic shrubs completely lacking any actual leaves. They stubbornly ignored the millions of highly active tiny animal polyps frantically waving around and violently eating passing plankton.
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