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pl23_expl2370.jpg

Normally yellow vibrant coral colonies are here with seemingly darkwilted or reduced polyps

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Description

Normally yellow vibrant coral colonies are here with seemingly darkwilted or reduced polyps. The commonly symbiontic brittle star starfish donot typically have white (bleached) arms as seen here.Deepwater Horizon aftermath.

Credit

Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE

Display Date

2010

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

Lophelia II Expeditions