This is a healthy branch of Lophelia coral sampled from the deep ocean reefs off the coast of South Carolina

This is a healthy branch of Lophelia coral sampled from the deep ocean reefs off the coast of South Carolina. Unlike tropical species of coral, Lophelia possesses no zooxanthellae (a symbiotic dinoflagellate) which often give their coralline hosts beautiful colors.

Photo Category: Ocean exploration - Invertebrates
Photo Location: South Atlantic Bight, Southeast United States

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Author: Bruce Moravchik, NOAA/Islands in the Stream Expedition 2002. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration/ NOAA

License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Public domain)

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