This deepwater coral (Lophelia pertusa) community includes a squat lobster (Eumunida picta), brittle star (Astrogomphus vallatus), crinoid, hydroids, and an egg mass. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks.

 

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