An unidentified bamboo coral projecting off the side of a wall. The colony is quite large and likely decades old. The older living tissue closer to the base has a reddish hue, while the younger branches at the tips have whitish tissue.
Bamboo Coral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.
An unidentified bamboo coral projecting off the side of a wall. The colony is quite large and likely decades old. The older living tissue closer to the base has a reddish hue, while the younger branches at the tips have whitish tissue. Download larger version (jpg, 1.6 MB).
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