One of the impacted corals with attached brittle starfish. Although the orangetips on some branches of the coral is the color of living tissue, it is unlikely that any living tissue remains on this animal. Deepwater Horizon aftermath.
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Date: 2010
Credit: Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE
Location: Gulf of Mexico