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Shown here are several deep-sea coral species: From left to right are an unidentified purple octocoral, a small gold acanthorgorgiid octocoral, and a large colony of pink Corallium secundum
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Diverse Deep-Sea Corals

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Photo of a harlequin shrimp
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Harlequin Shrimp East of Bali, Indonesia

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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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White growth emerges from a deep-sea coral sample stained pink to enable ocean scientists to measure its growth rate.
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Growth Experiment

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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

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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

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Gerardia, or gold coral, species often have a tree-like shape, as evident in this specimen.
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Gold Coral

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: A thicket of Lophelia pertusa, a widespread deep sea coral, shelters a squat lobster.
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Coral Thicket with Lobster

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Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Diverse Deep-Sea Coral Community

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This deep-sea coral specimen shows the bands that help marine scientists learn how ocean conditions changed over time.
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Deep-Sea Coral Bands

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Cancer cells treated with discodermolide, a chemical from a sponge found on deep-sea coral reefs.
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Treated Cancer Cells

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A rockfish finds refuge in a red tree coral, a deep-sea coral in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
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Rockfish Sheltering in Coral

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