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Description
A purple octocoral that appears to be colonizing a dead coral stem. A worm canbe seen wrapped around the purple coral. (Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana)
Credit
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana
Display Date
20150820T204451Z
Location
Hawaii, Transit to Nihoa from NWHI
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana