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A dead whip coral covered with hydroids and white unidentified life forms

Description

A dead whip coral covered with hydroids and white unidentified life forms.There appears to be a large gastropod about halfway up the branch. Numeroussea pen corals are seen as well.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150914T001524Z

Location

Hawaii, Niihau

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana