A rare sighting of orange Lophelia pertusa located at 500 meters depth at Many Mounds on the West Florida slope. The vast majority of L. pertusa in North American waters are stark white, like the colony to the right in this image.
Lophelia pertusa
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A rare sighting of orange Lophelia pertusa located at 500 meters depth at Many Mounds on the West Florida slope. The vast majority of L. pertusa in North American waters are stark white, like the colony to the right in this image.

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