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And we see some spiraled and bamboo corals ahead.

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Yeah.

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And on the other side
of this rocky feature.

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So some of the reasons you see
a probably a dense aggregation

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of bathygorgia corals in specific areas
because of the unique

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underwater landscapes
that also have strong currents

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exposed to volcanic rocks
and a steady supply of marine snow.

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So this can serve as kind of
like a hotspot, a sea hotspot

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known as coral gardens.

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So I think our water temperature

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is about 1.6°C.

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They like cold water.

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So that's about 35°F 1.6°C.

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So pretty darn cold down here.

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This this deep in the oceans.

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It's practically near freezing. Yeah.

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And then there was another

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crinoid hanging on to one of the corals
just off our screen now.

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And you commonly find the most abundant

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hard substrate area,
which is why we see a lot of.

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Oh, look at that spiral.

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It is beautiful.

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It really reminds me of fireworks.

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I've got to get a video of this Aurora.

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Oh, look at that.

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Oh, the video saved Chloe.

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We can always go back to them.

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Yeah, it's a gorgeous.

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I think this is my favorite
coral of the dive.

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So the Iridogorgia

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Also part of the octocoral family.

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Why are they called octocorals?

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Because every single polyp

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on the octocoral branches out are in the exact

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eight feather like tentacles

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surrounding the central mouth.

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I mean, that looks like a lot
more than eight to me.

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Gets those small polyps

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up on the actual branch.