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Yellow zoanthids overgrowing a pinkish red octocoral bush

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Description

Yellow zoanthids overgrowing a pinkish red octocoral bush. A large brownish redbrittle star seems oblivious to the coming death of the octocoral as it has itsarms intertwined on both zoanthids and live coral.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150920T211921Z

Location

Hutchinson Seamount area, Southernmost Cone

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2015 Hohonu Moana