Bamboo coral with polyps extended numerous triangular pteropod shells are seen on the rock outcrop.

Paramuricid octocoral with large associated brittle star on rock outcrop.

Red anthomastus coral with large polyps extended. A small red shrimp is seen on the sediment covered rock outcrop.

Lophelia pertusa coral bush

Live yellow lophelia pertusa with polyps extended while white dead skeleton is to right. It appears to have a man-made wire or fishing line overlaying it to the right. Did this wire tear down the coral bush?

Lophelia pertusa with polyps extended and small white octocoral in background on vertical rock face.

Lophelia pertusa with polyps extended and small white octocoral in background on vertical rock face.

Bamboo whip coral dominates scene containing numerous iridogorgia and callogorgia corals

Bamboo whip coral

Bamboo whip coral

Bamboo whip coral

Bamboo coral in the foreground with a large iridogorgia spiraling coral in the background.

Iridogorgia sp. octocoral living at 2,044 meters on a steep scarp south of the De Soto Canyon. Shrimp of the large species seen on this coral, with large chelae (claws), can be considered to be specific to this type of coral.

A yellow feather star (crinoid) in an Iridogorgia sp. coral.

A small red octocoral with polyps extended.

A small red octocoral with polyps extended.

Base of a small red octocoral on coarse sand and shell substrate.

A pinkish gorgonian coral, three large bamboo coral bushes, numerous sponges ranging from light blue to yellow in color, and a few tube worm shells all attached to this near vertical rock outcrop. A crinoid is attached to a pale yellow sponge in the lower right center edge of the photo.

Bamboo corals and a large white stalked sponge. The yellow green animals in the center of the photograph are quite interesting looking bu unclear what they are.

Yellow paramuricid coral with associated brittle star and large bamboo corals.

Paramuricid coral with brittle stars in foreground with bamboo corals in the . background.

Closeup of polyps at tip of branches of a bamboo coral.

A small red mottled pen coral with polyps extended. On a sand bottom substrate.

A small red mottled pen coral with polyps extended. On a sand bottom substrate.

Paramuricid coral with brittle stars.

Paramuricid coral with brittle stars.

Base of paramuricid coral

Paramuricid coral showing polyps which identify this type of coral as an octocoral.

Mussel shell with translucent soft corals with large polyps.

Iridogorgia sp. octocoral with chirostylid crab, with chelae that are elongate and are directed straight forward.

Amphipod crawling on branch of iridogorgia coral.

A red-headed shrimp in the branches of an iridogorgia coral.

Beautiful little white and red polyps on branches of an octocoral bush.

Description not available.

A Callogorgia sp. coral on a rock outcrop

Paramuricid coral with brittle stars and a large venus flytrap anemone.

Paramuricid coral with brittle stars showing polyps which identify this type of coral as an octocoral.

Paramuricid coral with brittle stars on a rock outcrop

A seeming garden of Iridogorgia sp. octocoral

Iridogorgia sp. octocoral

Iridogorgia sp. octocoral in the foreground

Description not available.

Description not available.

Description not available.

Description not available.

Description not available.

Anchor and stock of bamboo whip coral

Octocoral whip coral with blackish yellow crinoids using as habitat.

Coral bush with yellow zoanthids.

Yellow paramuricid coral bush with three large squat lobsters.