Galatheid crab and brittle stars on gorgonian primnoidae coral Plumarella sp.

Gorgonian primnoid coral with brittle star

Gorgonian primnoid coral - Plumarella sp. -with brittle star and yellow feather star.

Large white gorgonian primnoidae coral, yellow crinoid, red Anthomastus sp. mushroom coral, white corallium corals in upper left.

An orange antipatharian "black coral"

Closeup of an orange antipatharian "black coral"

Closeup of base of an orange antipatharian "black coral"

Scleractinian hard coral imaged by the Little Hercules ROV at 1382 meters depth. Based on published results, this coral may be 1,000 to 6,000 years old.

Closeup of Scleractinian hard coral imaged by the Little Hercules ROV at 1382 meters, depth. Based on published results, this coral may be 1,000 to 6,000 years old. Note the small hermit crab with the white shell in the center of the photo.

Large white gorgonian bamboo coral bush.

A large white scleractinian coral.

Large bamboo coral. Translucent venus flowerbasket sponge below the large coral .

Branching corals.

Branching corals.

Branching corals.

Large orange white gorgonian primnoidae coral

Branching corals.

Branching corals.

Chrysogorgia sp. gorgonian coral closeup

Chrysogorgia sp. coral, a gorgonian coral closeup

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral closeup

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral closeup

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Black coral

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Beautiful purple coral with large brittle star.

Yellow octocoral with white anemones

Chrysogorgia sp. gorgonian coral closeup

Chrysogorgia sp. gorgonian coral closeup with galatheid crabs

Delicate black coral with white sponges beneath

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Chrysogorgiidae coral, a gorgonian coral

Reddish bottle brush coral with pink squat lobster

Closeup of pink squat lobster on reddish bottle brush coral

White zoanthids on white sponge with yellow crinoid behind

Yellow octocoral with red shrimp

A delicate white hydroid

A yellow octocoral. Can you find the shrimp?

A reddish coral bush that appears to be an antipatharia coral (black coral) with squat lobster and shrimp.

Yellow coral with pinkish sea anemone attached.

Translucent hydroid blending in with sea floor substrate.

Unidentified life form. Appendages sweep area in front of what appears to be a burrow. Coarse sand and shell substrate.

White crinoid?

Antipatharia coral (black coral) with translucent polyps

Antipatharia coral (black coral) with translucent polyps swept by current

Yellow coral branch with polyps extended and wrapped by associated brittle star.