A small Desmophyllum cup coral (scleractinian) growing off a boulder. This is
the species of coral that the expedition was looking for fossilized traces of as
this type of coral has grown on these type of seamounts for over 20,000 years.
Image ID: expl2553, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Credit: North Atlantic Stepping Stones Science Party, IFE, URI-IAO; NOAA/OAR/OER
