Two thick branches arise from the base of a large black coral colony about 1.5 meters tall at 300 meters depth in the Gulf of Mexico. Gooseneck barnacles and squat lobsters (bright red) can be seen on the lower right and left of middle.

Two thick branches arise from the base of a large black coral colony about 1.5 meters tall at 300 meters depth in the Gulf of Mexico. Gooseneck barnacles and squat lobsters (bright red) can be seen on the lower right and left of middle. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2008: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks.

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