The backside of an Enallopsammia hard coral attached to basalt rock

The backside of an Enallopsammia hard coral attached to basalt rock on Verrill Seamount showing the polyps all on one side of the coral. The polyps are facing into the direction of the prevailing current. Image Courtesy of the Deep Atlantic Stepping Stones Science Party, IFE , URI-IAO, and NOAA.

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