This beautiful purple soft octocoral in the genus Clavularia was imaged at a depth of 1,115 meters (3,658 feet) during Dive 11 of Windows to the Deep 2021. The limestone scarp in the Florida Strait explored during the dive was teeming with colorful corals, sponges, and other life.
Purple Soft Octocoral
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2021.
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This beautiful purple soft octocoral in the genus Clavularia was imaged at a depth of 1,115 meters (3,658 feet) during Dive 11 of Windows to the Deep 2021. The limestone scarp in the Florida Strait explored during the dive was teeming with colorful corals, sponges, and other life.