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NOAA Photo Library Image - expl1997

This segment of much larger image shows the eight tentacles that are diagnostic of an octocoral. The tiny polyps are often damaged during collection.

Image ID: expl1997, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Photo Date: 2009
Photographer: Ian MacDonald
Credit: Lophelia II 2009. Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks; NOAA OAR/OER

Category: Ocean exploration/

• High Resolution Photo Available




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