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A peach-colored corallimorph with a gold base in an area of boulders and pillowlava

Description

A peach-colored corallimorph with a gold base in an area of boulders and pillowlava. Corallimorphs are distinguished from anemones by the bulbous tips oftheir tentacles.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150916T235750Z

Location

Johnston Atoll area, Karin Ridge

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana