Pink brittle star in a paramuricid coral.

Pink octocoral with white lineations in branches and polyps extended. A pink brittle star is well-camouflaged on this pink coral although one wonders if there is any benefit in the perpetual darkness of the abyss.

Red Paragorgia sp. bubblegum coral with associated brittle star.

Closeup of red coral with white polyps extended. A squat lobster and brittle star use this coral for habitat.

Closeup of red coral with white polyps extended. A squat lobster and brittle star use this coral for habitat.

A white stony coral with associated brittle stars

Oddly colored blue base of paramuricid coral with polyps extended.

Red octocoral with translucent white polyps extended.

Red octocoral with translucent white polyps extended.

Small red octocoral with white dots and translucent polyps extended. One claw of a small squat lobster can be seen extending above the coral.

Yellow coral (madrepora sp.?) with polyps extended.

Yellow coral (madrepora sp.?) with polyps extended.

Yellow coral (madrepora sp.?) with polyps extended. A squat lobster makes this coral home. The white branches of thsi coral have no living polyps and are being colonized by small hydroids.

Paramuricid coral with yellow polyps extended. a large brittle star with yellow appearing arms makes this coral home.

A small white stony coral.

Red gorgonian octocoral with white polyps.

Closeup of red gorgonian octocoral with white polyps.

Red gorgonian octocoral with white polyps, a squat lobster, and a very small brittle star in its upper right. To its right is a paramuricid coral with a large brittle star.

A small yellow Madrepora sp.? coral.

Paragorgia sp. coral on a rock outcrop with a large pencil urchin on the left bottom.

Closeup of a red octocoral with translucent polyps extended and a large brittle star.

A red octocoral with polyps retracted and a brittle star.

A small stalked red coral with polyps retracted.

The base of a glass sponge.

An area covered with coral debris that looks like segments of Madrepora sp. A large sponge with crinoid on top in the background.

Broken dead pieces of Madrepora sp.? coral.

A small white stony coral with an associated white squat lobster.

A small Paragorgia sp. coral with brittle star and a pycnogonid crab. Note the yellow material on the red coral. Is this a parasite?

Paragorgia coral possibly being attacked by yellow parasitic life form. The large yellow polyp on the lower right may actually be a zoanthid indicating attack and colonization by zoanthids. The small white polyps in right center are the Paragorgia host corals. Note also the numerous amphipods on the coral branches.

A small Paragorgia coral with an associated brittle star. Note the claws of a squat lobster extending up to the left of the base of the coral.

A small white stony coral with polyps extended. The appearance of this coral is reminiscent of a California desert Joshua tree. Note the white amphipod to the left of the coral.

A pink octocoral with translucent polyps extended and an associated brittle star .

Small Paragorgia corals with a brittle star and a small crinoid on top right.

Small Paragorgia corals with a brittle stars.

Small octocoral with purple polyps.

Closeup of a Paramuricid coral with a brittle star.

Paramuricid coral with a brittle star.

Small white stony coral with squat lobster. A large soft stalked octocoral is to the left with a large shrimp at its base.

Small Paragorgia coral with brittle star. The white animals in the center of the image may be parasitic zoanthids.

A Paramuricid coral with a large brittle star and two large red stalked crinoids . Note the patterns in the sand substrate. Is this indicative of large currents in this area?

A large octocoral with purple polyps extended in the foreground, a bright yellow coral directly behind, and a number of Paramuricid corals in the background.

A large octocoral with purple polyps. Is the yellow coral a separate bush or is it part of the same bush that is displaying the purple polyps. Right foreground has three black coral whips.

Mushroom coral - Anthomastus sp.

Mushroom coral - Anthomastus sp.

Mushroom coral - Anthomastus sp. with polyps withdrawn

Sea pen - Pennatulacean.

An alcyonacean coral - possibly Siphonogorgia alexanderei - and a small white stony coral with a brittle star.

Extended polyps of an alcyonacean octocoral - possibly Siphonogorgia alexanderei.

A red mushroom coral on left - Anthomastus sp. with polyps withdrawn. Numerous other coral species in image.

A red mushroom coral - Anthomastus sp. with polyps withdrawn and a red and white hermit crab with a symbiotic anemone attached to shell.