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This frame-grab shows how many different creatures use deep-sea corals as habitat. This bubble gum coral (Paragorgia sp.)
is covered in shrimp (Heptacarpus sp.)
and a type of brittle star called basket
stars (Asteronyx sp.) Image courtesy of NOAA, WHOI, the Alvin group, and the 2004 GOA Exploration science party.
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