Two thick branches arise from the base of a large antipatharian (black coral) colony about 1.5 m tall at 300 m depth in the Gulf of Mexico. Gooseneck barnacles and squat lobsters (which are bright red) can be seen on the lower right and left of middle. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2008: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks.
