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An aggregation of coral polyps on a bamboo coral branch. The polypsbelow this aggregation have been stripped from the branch, probably by thepredatory starfish seen in image expn3958. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs)