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Still-unnamed species of Paragorgia coral.

Still-unnamed species of Paragorgia coral.
Still-unnamed species of Paragorgia coral.
Still-unnamed species of Paragorgia coral.
Still-unnamed species of Paragorgia coral.
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‘Deep Atlantic Stepping Stones’ scientific party, NOAA, and the Institute for Exploration
Still-unnamed species of Paragorgia coral.
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10/01/2005
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 44, No. 3, Pg. 15:
Picket Seamount—
WHOI biologist Lauren Mullineaux joined colleagues from the universities of Connecticut and Maine aboard the WHOI research vessel Atlantis on an October expedition to Picket Seamount, one in a chain of volcanic peaks that rise abruptly from the seafloor east of New England near Georges Bank. The seamounts harbor long-lived corals (such as the still-unnamed species of Paragorgia, left), which thrive in the dark depths and sustain communities of invertebrates and fish. Mullineaux used the submersible Alvin to observe and survey coral-inhabited areas and to collect specimens of deep-growing corals.
Photo courtesy of ‘Deep Atlantic Stepping Stones’ scientific party, NOAA, and the Institute for Exploration
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