Lophelia pertusa coral, with opened polyps, attached to an authigenic carbonate rock.
Description:
Lophelia pertusa coral, with opened polyps, attached to an authigenic carbonate rock.
Source: Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks, NOAA/OER.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Cnidaria (cnidarians)
- Anthozoa (anemones and corals)
- Scleractinia (stony corals)
- Caryophylliidae (caryophylliid corals)
- Desmophyllum
- Desmophyllum pertusum (Spider Hazards)
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- Soulanille, Elaine
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