A large galathaeid crab sits on a gold coral tree.

A large galathaeid crab sits on a gold coral tree.  Galathaeids are one of the larger and more abundant invertebrates we find in association with deep-sea corals. Image courtesy of Amy Baco-Taylor; Thomas Shirley; pilots T. Kerby and M. Cremer; and NOAA.

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