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September 16, 2020: Coral Forest

On Dive 03 of the Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin expedition, we found a veritable coral forest. The colors on this dive were phenomenal. In the foreground of this image, the large polyps of an Anthomastus contrast with a yellow crinoid attached to a pink precious coral.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

On Dive 03 of the Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin expedition, we found a veritable coral forest. The colors on this dive were phenomenal. In the foreground of this image, the large polyps of an Anthomastus coral contrast with a yellow crinoid attached to a pink precious coral.

From: Color in Deep-Sea Octocorals.