The deepwater environment of the Florida Escarpment proved to be a good habitat for diverse deepwater coral communities. In this image alone, there are four different species of corals, including bubblegum and bamboo corals.
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Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2014.
The deepwater environment of the Florida Escarpment proved to be a good habitat for diverse deepwater coral communities. In this image alone, there are four different species of corals, including bubblegum and bamboo corals. Download larger version (jpg, 1.4 MB).
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