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September 2, 2021: Iridigoria Coral

During the 2021 Gulf of Mexico expedition, while exploring within the West Florida Escarpment Canyon in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico approximately 190 nautical miles west of Tampa, Florida, the team imaged this octocoral in the genus Iridigorgia. It stood at an impressive height of over 90 centimeters (3 feet) tall.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Gulf of Mexico 2012. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

During the 2012 Gulf of Mexico expedition, while exploring within the West Florida Escarpment Canyon in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico approximately 190 nautical miles west of Tampa, Florida, the team imaged this octocoral in the genus Iridigorgia. It stood at an impressive height of over 90 centimeters (3 feet) tall.