Anthomastus grandiflorus - A deep water reef community

Scientists from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution discovered a deep-water (2,000 ft) reef community in the Straits of Florida during NOAA's 2002 "Islands in the Stream" expedition. This coral (Anthomastus grandiflorus) is found there.

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