Although known as black corals because of the jewelry made from the black
skeleton of the corals, in the Gulf of Mexico these Antipatharians in the genus
Leiopathes come in colors ranging from white, through peach to orange and red.
Image ID: expl2318, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Credit: Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE
