Corals were diverse on Mytilus Seamount, but composition and abundance of corals differed between the north and south side of the seamount. We observed this colony of Jasonisis, a bamboo coral, with numerous crinoid associates.
Corals
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.
During a 2013 expedition along the northeast U.S. Atlantic coast, scientists observed that corals were diverse on Mytilus Seamount, but composition and abundance of corals differed between the north and south side of the seamount. Download larger version (jpg, 1.6 MB).
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