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A garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) in a forest of giant kelp off Catalina Island, California, United States of America, North America

Nil Manel (blue water lily) (Nymphaea stellata) (Nymphaea nouchali) with pink flowers, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

A large group of Victoria water lily (Victoria amazonica), on Rio El Dorado, Nauta, Peru, South America

Young lily pads grow to the surface along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Vegetation, which provides habitat for fish, amphibians, and reptiles, grows wildly during summer months and then dies off during the fall and wint

Lily pads grow along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Colorful lily pads grow along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Colorful lily pads grow along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Colorful lily pads grow along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Colorful and flowering lily pads grow along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Bright sunlight shines down on lily pads growing along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

Specialized mangrove roots, called pneumatophores, rise from the shallow seafloor in Alor, Indonesia.

Sunlight filters into the shadows of a thick mangrove forest in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

Red mangrove plants (Rhizophora mangle), at low tide near the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A huge Echinogorgia species sea fan, more than two metres across, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A growth of Acropora species, and one Goniastrea species (centre) scleractinic hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A 'forest' of Staghorn (Acropora species) hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A 'forest' of Staghorn (Acropora species) hard corals, on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Sun rising over the Zapata swamplands, Matanzas Province, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View of white water lily and tropical flora in Giardini la Mortella Botanical Gardens, Forio, Island of Ischia, Campania, Italy, Europe

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), at sunrise in Kampong Tralach, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

By-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), floating by the hundreds on the surface of the sea outside Newport Beach, California, United States of America, North America

Juvenile African Jacana, (Actophilornis africana), stalking prey in water lilies, Chobe National Park, Botsuana, Africa

Vibrant pink water lily blooming in a tranquil pond with green algae and lily pads, reflecting serene beauty in nature at Kew Gardens, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A large group of purple tube sponge sits high on the reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.The Hilma Hooker Shipwreck is visible in the background.

Armeria maritima flowerbed, Inishbofin island, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Sea Star seen during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Underwater photo taken during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Dugout canoes among water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a canal of backwaters, Kumarakom, Kerala state, South India, Asia

Church surrended by water hyacinth in a canal of backwaters at Kumarakom, Kerala state, South India, Asia

Houseboat among water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a canal of backwaters at Kumarakom, Kerala state, South India, Asia

View of Kita-indogane-do and turtles in turtle pond on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

View of Kita-indogane-do and turtles in turtle pond on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), in the marshes at Ham Wall National Nature Reserve, one of the Avalon Marshes nature reserves, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with sharksucker, Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Water lily, Botanical Gardens of Villa Taranto, Verbania, Lake Maggiore, Verbania Cusio Ossola district, Piedmont, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals compete for space on the substrate of Darwin's Wall, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), feeding on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), feeding on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in kelp bed in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in kelp bed in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in kelp bed in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

A myriad of hard and soft corals at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Galapagos white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis) feeding near giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A myriad of hard and soft corals compete for space on the substrate of Darwin's Wall, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific