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Description
Several species of gorgonian octocorals occur on deep reefs. Nicella schmitti,shown here, lacks zooxanthellae, but feeds on particulates and smallzooplankton that are abundant along walls. (Image credit: Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE)
Credit
Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE
Display Date
2007 May 27
Location
Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands
Collection
Coral Kingdom
Keywords
Coral Reefs