Lophelia pertusa community in Garden Banks region in the Gulf of Mexico. The video shows habitat structure created by live and dead Lophelia coral. Narrated by Erik Cordes. Video courtesy of Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks.

 

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