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Deep-sea corals form important habitats for unique and diverse array of marinelife. Live bushes of the deep-sea coral, Lophelia, may act likeisland oases in the deep sea.
Credit
Life on the Edge 2004
Photographer
Dr. Ken Sulak
Location
North Carolina Continental Slope
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Life in the Deep Sea
Deep Corals
NOAA Affiliation
USGS