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Description
The sea fan Paramuricea sp. with the symbiotic brittle star Asteroschema sp.from a site in the Garden Banks region of the Gulf of Mexico. This apparentlyhealthy coral was observed during the first leg of the cruise at approximately360 meters depth and over 450 km away from the site of the Deepwater Horizon.
Credit
Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE
Display Date
2010
Location
Gulf of Mexico
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Lophelia II Expeditions