Deep sea coral (Paragorgia arborea pacifica)

Yellow vase sponges.

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa) rubble field

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa) rubble field

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa) rubble field

Margin of dead Lophelia pertusa rubble field and live fauna carpeting seafloor

Variety of fauna on seafloor

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa)

Cup coral Desmophyllum dianthus

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa), cup coral Desmophyllum dianthus in lower left,

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa)

Deep sea coral (Paragorgia arborea pacifica)

Deep sea coral (Stylaster sp.)

A sea pen

Deep sea coral (Paragorgia arborea pacifica) in upper left, Pacific hagfish in the center of the image.

Hagfish

Brittle stars and remains of marine snail

Sponge and brittle stars

Sea Star (Pteraster sp.)

Hagfish

Hagfish

Luidia foliolata, a predatory sea star that feeds on bivalves, sea cucumbers and brittle stars among other things, makes an an imprint in the sand, like a snow angel. Large brown spot shrimp as well.

Sponge and brittle stars.

Basket star and feather stars on local topographic high

White ruffle sponge and feather stars

Spot Shrimp (Pandalus platyceros)

Deep sea coral (Paragorgia arborea pacifica) with crinoid

Boulder covered with various life forms including brittle stars

Deep sea coral (Paragorgia arborea pacifica)

Starfish apparently regenerating two arms, although looks symmetric

Orange sunflower starfish

Obtaining a rock sample with the deep sea coral (Stylaster sp.) attached.

Looks like zigzag coral (Madrepora oculata)

Sampling Lophelia pertusa dead zone

Large sea anemone

Yellow vase sponge, crinoids, and rosythorn rockfish using glacial erratic as habitat

Deep sea coral (Paragorgia arborea pacifica)

Brittle star congregation on the seafloor.

Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki) and perhaps a vermilion rockfish.

A pom pom anemone (Liponema brevicornis) atop a small ledge. This is a very large, pink anemone that looks just like the common name, a pom pom. Unlike other anemones, its mouth (oral disk) is underneath it and the anemone is not attached. Instead, this anemone is like a tumbleweed.

Deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa).

White gastropods, feather stars, and white coral

A well-kept "garden" of feather stars, corals, and a rockfish seeking refuge. Note the change in density of marine fauna from rocky ledge to sediment covered embayment in lower right quarter of image

A pom pom anemone (Liponema brevicornis) atop a small ledge. This is a very large, pink anemone that looks just like the common name, a pom pom. Unlike other anemones, its mouth (oral disk) is underneath it and the anemone is not attached. Instead, this anemone is like a tumbleweed.

White species is deep sea coral (Lophelia pertusa) while peach colored cup coral is Desmophyllum sp.

Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki)

Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki)

Rosethorn and Redbanded rockfish at the base of the "monolith", a large boulder. Stony corals Lophelia pertusa and Desmophyllum sp. can be seen above the fish.

Closeup of sea anemone

Redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki) and ling cod (Ophiodon elongatus)