Bottlebrush white coral

Bottlebrush white coral (Thouarella sp.) collected from 1458m depth on Manning Seamount. The bottlebrush white corals are often branched, with each branch containing hundreds of individual mouths, or polyps. Image courtesy of the Mountains in the Sea Research Team; the IFE Crew; and NOAA.

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