Figure 4: Outcropping of carbonate providing suitable habitat for “mushroom” coral and evidence of active fluid venting supporting chemosynthetic clams and bacterial mats (white-grey zones).
Mushroom Coral
Image courtesy of NOAA, USGS; taken from the GFOE ROV Yogi. Download larger version (jpg, 4.5 MB).

Figure 4: Outcropping of carbonate providing suitable habitat for “mushroom” coral and evidence of active fluid venting supporting chemosynthetic clams and bacterial mats (white-grey zones).

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