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Description
One of the impacted corals with attached brittle starfish. Although the orangetips on some branches of the coral is the color of living tissue, it is unlikely that any living tissue remains on this animal. 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