Two octocorals (Callogorgia sp. and Narella sp.) flank a yellow gorgonian (Acanthogorgia striata) at 355 me depth near Hawaii. Callogorgia sp. (left) is documented in our study area. Narella sp. (right) is documented in the Gulf of Mexico, but not in our study area. Photo courtesy of Hawaii Undersea Research Lab, via Dr. Scott Frances Web site at the University of Charleston.
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Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Habitats 2003
Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Habitats: Diversity of Deep Sea Corals