Close-up view of a bubblegum coral being colonized by a parasitic zoanthid at 1588 meters depth. Image captured by the Little Hercules ROV at a site referred to as 'K1' on July 8, 2010 during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition.
Bubblegum Coral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.6 MB).
Close-up view of a bubblegum coral being colonized by a parasitic zoanthid at 1588 meters depth. Image captured by the Little Hercules ROV at a site referred to as 'K1' on July 8, 2010 during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition.