The coiled tip of an isidid bamboo coral whip (Lepidisis caryophyllia) found growing out of a sediment substrate.
Bamboo Coral
Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017.
The coiled tip of an isidid bamboo coral whip (Lepidisis caryophyllia) found growing out of a sediment substrate. Download larger version (jpg, 724 KB).
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