NOAA Ocean Explorer: This specimen is the largest colonial coral collected to date.

This specimen is the largest colonial coral collected to date.

This specimen is the largest colonial coral collected to date. Large corals provide essential habitat for a number of other organisms, including the tiny black anemone at the top center of this image. Image courtesy of Project Oceanica.

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