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Description
The polyps identify this coral as a black coral in spite of the white color of the polyps. Many of the coral branches at the top of the image arecovered with white zoanthids. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs)
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs
Display Date
20150427T150007Z
Location
USVI, St. Croix approximately 850 meters
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Oceano Profundo 2015