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pl23_expl8894.jpg

An octocoral bush that has been dislodged from its anchoring support

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Description

An octocoral bush that has been dislodged from its anchoring support. It appears that a salp or siphonophore is also entangled in the bush. Deep sea coral.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Display Date

20130719T144349Z

Location

Block Canyon, east wall 1345-1239m

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition