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pl23_expl1094.jpg

White species is deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa) while peachcolored cup coral is Desmophyllum sp

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Description

White species is deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa) while peachcolored cup coral is Desmophyllum sp.

Credit

Ed Bowlby, NOAA/Olympic Coast NMS; NOAA/OAR/Office of Ocean Exploration

Location

Washington, Olympic Coast NMS

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Life in the Deep Sea

Deep Corals

Keywords

Ocean Exploration

Invertebrates

Deep sea coral