This egg case was collected accidentally while sampling a large black coral. It was unhatched, one of two specimens brought aboard by the SeaViewer Falcon remotely operated vehicle.

This egg case was collected accidentally while sampling a large black coral. It was unhatched, one of two specimens brought aboard by the SeaViewer Falcon remotely operated vehicle. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2008: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks.

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