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A keratoisidid bamboo coral

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April 23, 2024

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016

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Deep-sea octocorals that are known to be bioluminescent.

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A bioluminescent shape, sort of like a firework, against a black background.

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Deep-sea coral Iridogorgia sp.

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Small light blue dots in lines against black background.

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Shaggy bamboo octocoral Isidella tentaculum

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Diagonal bright red lines with blue dots attached against completely black background.

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The bamboo octocoral Isidella sp.

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Large red dots, with attached small blue dots against completely black background.

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The colonial false gold coral Savalia sp.

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Groupings of sea floor corals, in various shapes, sizes, and textures.

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A diversity of bamboo corals and golden corals in the central Pacific Ocean.

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Four small corals with dark centers and long spokes float against light colored ocean floor.

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The deep sea pen Umbellula sp.

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A hollow circle coral with long, thin pieces coming out from it in a spoke.

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A magnificent coral Iridogorgia magnispiralis

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A coral known as Metallogorgia melanotrichos

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A diversity of golden corals and bamboo corals in the central Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

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