Close up view of the large Iridogorgia

Close up view of the large Iridogorgia specimen showing the deflection of the polyps and tentacles by the water flowing past the colony. Image courtesy of the Mountains in the Sea Research Team, URI/IAO, IFE, and NOAA.

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