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The sea fan Paramuricea sp. with the symbiotic brittle star Asteroschema sp.from a site in the Garden Banks region of the Gulf of Mexico. This apparentlyhealthy coral was observed during the first leg of the cruise at approximately360 meters depth a
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One of the impacted corals with attached brittle starfish. Although the orangetips on some branches of the coral is the color of living tissue, it is unlikely that any living tissue remains on this animal. Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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One of the impacted corals with an attached brittle starfish and an anemone in a typical place on the coral. Living tissue, including the coral polyps, can beseen here as the olive colored with bare patches revealing skeleton and attached brown floc
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A single colony of coral with dying and dead sections (on left), apparentlyliving tissue (top right) and bare skeleton with very sickly looking brittlestar on the base. Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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The gorgonian sea fan Callogorgia americana and symbiotic brittle stars from asite at approximately 350 meters depth in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf ofMexico. In the bottom left of the image are some small brown anemones thathave colonized a po
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A closeup of the upper portion of a yellow octocoral with parts of the branches, with tissues and polyps present, covered with a brown flocculent material.Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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A potentially dying coral colony with two attached brittle stars and twoanemones. A small amount of apparently living tissue on some branches is orange to olive in color. Portions of the skeleton lacking tissue or covered by brown flocculent materi
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Three corals near the center of the site. Two corals covered in brownflocculent material (at left) with apparently no living tissues, and one coral (lower right) with still living (yellow) tissues. Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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A coral atop one of the highest points within the site showing still livingcoral tissue mostly encompassed by a brittle seastar with other branches lacking tissue and feeding polyps covered with brown flocculent material.Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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A close up of one of the impacted corals and an attached brittle star. A smallamount of apparently living tissue on some branches is orange. Most of theskeleton is bare or covered by brown flocculent material. Image taken shortlyafter Deepwater Ho
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A close up of one of the impacted corals. A small amount of apparentlyliving tissue on the tips of some of the branches is orange. Most of theskeleton is bare or covered by brown flocculent material.Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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The Jason ROV flight crew know exactly where the ROV is at all times and through a series of cameras mounted on the ROV can capture images and video of thescientific work.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.Callogorgia is growing around the wreck.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.Paramuricea is located along the edge of the hull.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.Spiney Crabs crawled all over the wrecksite.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.The bobstay fasteners are attached with modern hex nuts.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.The patent windlass has rolled over the port side of the hull, possibly with thedismasting of the vessel.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.The knees to the windlass are still intact but upside down.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.A pagoda micro-biological experiment was set on the wreckalong with a short term exposure experiment.
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The Green Lantern Wreck, unknown wreck named for lantern artifact.The rudder is still intact and the attachment to the sternpost is visible.
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