The delicate pink polyps of this octocoral provide a home for a brittle star, wrapped in the middle of the coral’s branches. Seen while exploring Kelvin Seamount in 2014.
Octocoral
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014. Download largest version (jpg, 1.3 MB).

The delicate pink polyps of this octocoral provide a home for a brittle star, wrapped in the middle of the coral’s branches. Seen while exploring Kelvin Seamount in 2014.

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