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![Hydroids in the foreground and a somewhat odd looking looking white coral expn3108.jpg Hydroids in the foreground and a somewhat odd looking looking white coral](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expn3108.jpg?itok=wT1bXA7V)
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Hydroids in the foreground and a somewhat odd looking looking white coral. Theright side of the coral is dead with barnacles and an urchin while theleft side is alive with fluffy appearing white polyps. A whitefeather star echinoderm can be seen in the top center. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard)