A large colony of a primnoid octocoral seen growing on a pillow lava at a depth of 3,190 meters (1.98 miles), observed on the seventh dive of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition. A sample was taken earlier on the dive from another colony likely of the same species.
Colony Of Primnoid Octocoral
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A large colony of a primnoid octocoral seen growing on a pillow lava at a depth of 3,190 meters (1.98 miles), observed on the seventh dive of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition. A sample was taken earlier on the dive from another colony likely of the same species.