A variety of deep-sea corals found on a ledge in an unnamed canyon between Heezen and Nygren Canyons, including the stony coral <em>Lophelia pertusa</em>, a large white gorgonian <em>Paragorgia</em> (bubblegum coral) and a small red <em>Paragorgia</em> (upper left), and the gorgonian <em>Primnoa</em> (orange, center).
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A variety of deep-sea corals found on a ledge in an unnamed canyon between Heezen and Nygren Canyons, including the stony coral Lophelia pertusa, a large white gorgonian Paragorgia (bubblegum coral) and a small red Paragorgia (upper left), and the gorgonian Primnoa (orange, center).
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