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pl23_expl1202.jpg

North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition 2005

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Description

North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition 2005.A close-up view of the polyps of the bamboo coral Keratoisis. You cansee the white skeleton running through the transparent tissue. The pinkspots are the oral end (mouth end) of the polyp, and in this photo the tentacles are retracted.

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Life in the Deep Sea

Deep Corals

Keywords

Ocean Exploration

Invertebrates

Deep sea coral