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This photograph of Gerardia sp. was taken at the Cross Seamount in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 400 m (1,312 feet).

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Gold Coral Close-up

July 2011

This 200-year-old bamboo coral colony is growing on the Davidson Seamount. The skeleton has bamboo-like segments.

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Bamboo Coral

June 2011

A fan-shaped colony of red coral (Corallium sp.) provides a perch for three basket stars as they feed.

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Red Coral

June 2011

Tree corals like this Calyptrophora bayer can grow several meters high and resemble brightly colored trees.

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Red Tree Coral

June 2011

This bubblegum coral has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310 m (4,298 ft) deep on the Davidson Seamount.

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Bubblegum Coral

June 2011

: Black corals often resemble bushes or trees. Their living tissue can be one of several colors. It’s the skeleton that is black.

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Black Corals

June 2011

Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.

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Manning Seamount Deep Coral Communities

December 2009