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Description
Several species of gorgonian octocorals occur on deep reefs. Nicella schmitti,shown here, lacks zooxanthellae, but feeds on particulates and smallzooplankton that are abundant along walls.
Credit
Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE
Display Date
2007 May 27
Location
Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands
Collection
Coral Kingdom
Keywords
Coral Reefs