Pink polyps on a black coral with an associated brittle star.

Whip coral - antipatharian coral Cirrhipathes sp. with other antipatharians in image

Iridogorgia sp. coral on a volcanic rock substrate.

Pink antipatharian "black coral" with pink spiny galatheid crab and yellow feather stars.

Orange brittle star on a gray octocoral bush with small white polyps. Note the yellow "streaks" on the coral bush limbs.

Delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp. with associated brittle star.

An apparently dead whip coral colonized by hydroids. A squat lobster resides at the base.

A closeup of the hydroids shown in image expl5367.

A closeup of the hydroids shown in image expl5367.

An apparently dead whip coral colonized by hydroids. In spite of the similarity of appearance to expl5367, this appears to be at a different location.

Bamboo whip coral

Bamboo whip coral

Bamboo whip coral

Polyps of a bamboo whip coral with a small pink squat lobster.

A droopy sea pen octocoral bent over in the current.

A droopy sea pen octocoral bent over in the current.

Delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp.

Closeup of delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp., with intertwined brittle star

Delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp.

Whip coral - antipatharian "black coral"

Gorgonian coral Chrysogorgia sp.

Gorgonian coral Chrysogorgia sp.

Gorgonian coral Chrysogorgia sp.

Gorgonian coral Chrysogorgia sp.

Small reddish antipatharian "black coral" on sandy substrate

A large stalked hydroid

A small white stony coral with brittle stars, an octocoral whip coral, and a glass sponge.

A small white stony coral with brittle stars, a Metallogorgia parasol coral, and a pencil urchin to the right with a large red shrimp and small squat lobster .

Delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp.

Tip of a sea pen octocoral. See image expl5391.

A sea pen octocoral with an eel-like fish and a translucent holothurian.

Unidentified coral? with a large pink brittle star in the background.

Whip coral colonized by hydroids

Huge gorgonian spiraling coral Iridogorgia magnispiralis

Delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp.

Large red shrimp seen in the interior spirals of a gorgonian spiraling coral Iridogorgia magnispiralis

Whip coral

Gorgonian spiraling coral Iridogorgia sp.

Delicate poodle coral or parasol coral, the gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp.

Closeup of gordian knot of brittle stars in a gorgonian coral Metallogorgia sp.

A gorgonian bamboo whip coral

A red stalked sea lily crinoid. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A red stalked sea lily crinoid. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A yellow stalked sea lily crinoid with the minimum five arms. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A red feather star crinoid and a large shrimp and a small white feather star crinoid to the right. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A large yellow-white feather star crinoid and a red feather star crinoid in the lower left. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A red feather star crinoid. Note the "legs' that allow mobility. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

Closeup of the arms of a red feather star crinoid. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A large yellow-white feather star crinoid and a red feather star crinoid in the center. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.

A large cream-colored feather star crinoid. Note the "legs" that allow movement. This region has a spectacular diversity of crinoids.