Diverse Deep-Sea Corals
Shown here are several deep-sea coral species: From left to right is an unidentified purple octocoral, a small gold acanthorgorgiid octocoral, and a large colony of pink Corallium secundum. Basket stars have made a home in the purple octocoral. Explore more in the multimedia feature "Coral Gardens of the Deep Sea."
Credit: Photos by A. Baco, T. Kerby and M. Kremer, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory and NOAA Ocean Exploration
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