During Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones, we saw several Paragorgia bubblegum corals with encrusting zoanthids (in yellow in this image). Coral diversity was high throughout the dive, and we encountered black corals (Bathypathes, Stauropathes, Leiopathes, Telopathes, and Parantipathes); bamboo corals (several species of Keratoisidae and Acanella); octocorals (Paragorgia, Metallogorgia, Iridigorgia, Clavularia rudis, Anthomastus, Hemicorallium, and Chrysogorgia); and the scleractinian, Enallopsammia rostrata.
Paragorgia Bubblegum Corals with Encrusting Zoanthids
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

During Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones, we saw several Paragorgia bubblegum corals with encrusting zoanthids (in yellow in this image). Coral diversity was high throughout the dive, and we encountered black corals (Bathypathes, Stauropathes, Leiopathes, Telopathes, and Parantipathes); bamboo corals (several species of Keratoisidae and Acanella); octocorals (Paragorgia, Metallogorgia, Iridigorgia, Clavularia rudis, Anthomastus, Hemicorallium, and Chrysogorgia); and the scleractinian, Enallopsammia rostrata.

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