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A purple octocoral that appears to be colonizing a dead coral stem

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Description

A purple octocoral that appears to be colonizing a dead coral stem. A worm canbe seen wrapped around the purple coral.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150820T204451Z

Location

Hawaii, Transit to Nihoa from NWHI

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2015 Hohonu Moana