A closeup view of the upper portion of a yellow octocoral with parts of branches, with tissues and polyps present, covered with a brown flocculent material.
 Yellow Octocoral
Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2010, NOAA OER and BOEMRE. Download image (jpg, 78 KB).

A closeup view of the upper portion of a yellow octocoral with parts of branches, with tissues and polyps present, covered with a brown flocculent material.