Colonies of Lophelia pertusa and Callogorgia americana.

Colonies of Lophelia pertusa (left) and Callogorgia americana (right) provide habitat for various invertebrates, such as galatheid crabs (on L. pertusa) and brittle stars (on C. americana). Note the tubeworms in the bottom left of image. Photo courtesy of Erik Cordes, Lophelia II: Reefs, Rigs, & Wrecks, September 2008, NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

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