July 7, 2020: Iridogorgia Coral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deepwater Wonders of Wake. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).
A close look at the spiral shape of an Iridogorgia coral, imaged off of Wake Island during the Deepwater Wonders of Wake expedition. Wake Island (atoll) is the only geologic structure within the Wake Atoll Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument that reaches sea level.
Want to know more about corals? Check out the Deep-sea Coral Education Theme page.