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Description
A white branching octocoral with purple polyps. A large brittle star isintertwined in the coral branches. (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
20150429T151014Z
Location
hiting Seamount approximately 1000 meters
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Oceano Profundo 2015