October 13, 2021: Spiral Coral
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Deepwater Wonders of Wake. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).
A close look at the beautiful central spiral of an octocoral in the genus Iridogorgia, observed during a dive on an unnamed seamount as part of the Deepwater Wonders of Wake: Exploring the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument expedition.