A spiraled Irridiogorgia fontanalis coral, only the second of this species ever observed, alongside an Acanella arbuscula bamboo coral, seen at the upper summit of a carbonate platform explored near the end of Dive 09 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.
Spiraled Coral Alongside Bamboo Coral
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts. Download larger version (jpg, 1.8 MB).

A spiraled Irridiogorgia fontanalis coral, only the second of this species ever observed, alongside an Acanella arbuscula bamboo coral, seen at the upper summit of a carbonate platform explored near the end of Dive 09 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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