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Structure and complexity of a rariphotic coral ecosystem in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). <i>Coral Reefs Online first</i>. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02696-9\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02696-9</a>","BEntID":407566,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":0,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Coral Reefs Online first</i>. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02696-9\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-025-02696-9</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Chimienti, G.; Marchese, F.; Purkis, S.J.; Nunes Peinemann, V.; Pombo-Ayora, L.; Ezeta Watts, M.; Terraneo, T.I.; Berumen, M.L.; Eweida, A.A.; Rodrigue, M.; Benzoni, F.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Chimienti, G. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"A series of explorations along the Saudi Arabian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba (Neom territory, Red Sea) led us to discover and characterize a Rariphotic Coral Ecosystem (RCE) spanning a depth range of 110–200&nbsp;m. The primary architects of this ecosystem are the azooxanthellate scleractinian corals <i>Madracis interjecta, Dendrophyllia minuscula</i>, and <i>Rhizopsammia compacta</i>. These corals build the framework of three different bioherms (i.e., <i>M. interjecta</i> mound-like bioherms, <i>D. minuscula</i> shelf-like formations, and <i>R. compacta</i> bio-stalactites), encrusted, cemented and reinforced by a suite of benthic taxa including other scleractinian corals, bryozoans, foraminifers, molluscs, and serpulids. The RCE is characterized by a rich associated community of antipatharians and alcyonaceans, and it provides habitat for numerous fish taxa. Light-dependent zooxanthellate scleractinians and macroalgae, present in the lower mesophotic coral ecosystems at shallower depths (80–102&nbsp;m) at the same sites, were absent in the examined RCE. 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