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Description
North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition 2005.Bushy black coral (Leiopathes sp.) collected from 1643m depth on BearSeamount. This particular black coral expels a large amount of mucus whenagitated. Within the New England Seamount chain, very few associates havebeen found living on the bushy black coral.
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Life in the Deep Sea
Deep Corals
Keywords
Ocean Exploration
Invertebrates
Deep sea coral