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This segment of much larger image shows the eight tentacles that are diagnosticof an octocoral. The tiny polyps are often damaged during collection.
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WHOI's Jason II on the deck of the NOAA Ship RON BROWN
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A down-looking mosaic of a coral community at 1400m depth, including avariety of hard and soft corals.
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Lophelia pertusa, Leiopathes glabberima, and an assortment of anemones onRoberts Reef.
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Mosaic of a Callogorgia community.
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A forward looking mosaic of the coral community at Marker F at 550mdepth, including colonies of the white scleractinian coral Lophelia pertusa,whip corals and abundant crinoids and squat lobsters.
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Down-looking mosaic of Lophelia covering the bow of the sister shipto the Gulfoil, the Gulf Penn.
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Mosaic of a large colony of Lophelia on the bow of the Gulf Penn.Some of the largest Lophelia reefs in the Gulf are situated on theseman-made structures.
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An orange brisingid basket star on the large Lophelia pertusa reef at 450mdepth in Viosca Knoll 826. At the top of the image is a school of Beryx fishswimming over the top of the reef.
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Although known as black corals because of the jewelry made from the blackskeleton of the corals, in the Gulf of Mexico these Antipatharians in the genusLeiopathes come in colors ranging from white, through peach to orange and red.
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A field of the soft coral Callogorgia sp. with its ophiuroid symbiont.
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Ophiuroids on Lophelia pertusa, Callogorgia americana, and othergorgonians at Roberts Reef.
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A cold seep community of mussels, white shrimp, and small whiteanemones.
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A cold seep community of tube worms, squat lobster, white shrimp, andmussel shells. The tubeworms mine for sulfide in the carbonate substrate withtheir roots. The sulfide is metabolized by bacteria living in the tubeworms,and the energy produced sus
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Closeup of Walter Cho examining a brittle star in the laboratory.
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Bathymetric maps guide scientists as they explore the seafloor for coraland reef sites. Adding color to the maps provides visual cues. Latercollection data and marker data can be added to the GIS informationcreating enriched visual information system
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Large scale photo mosaics help scientists relocate sites that have beenpreviously studied.
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Normally yellow vibrant coral colonies are here with seemingly darkwilted or reduced polyps. The commonly symbiontic brittle star starfish donot typically have white (bleached) arms as seen here.Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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Fisher coral and what appears to be a large odd-appearing anemone on lowerright.
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The gorgonian sea fan Callogorgia americana and symbiotic brittle stars.
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