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Although known as black corals because of the jewelry made from the blackskeleton of the corals, in the Gulf of Mexico these Antipatharians in the genusLeiopathes come in colors ranging from white, through peach to orange and red

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Description

Although known as black corals because of the jewelry made from the blackskeleton of the corals, in the Gulf of Mexico these Antipatharians in the genusLeiopathes come in colors ranging from white, through peach to orange and red.

Credit

Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Lophelia II Expeditions

Keywords

Ocean Exploration