Delicate feather-like corals in varying shades of pink and mauve on a dark seabed.
Solitary Dike
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During Dive 09 of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition at a depth of 2,040 meters (6,693 feet), we encountered a solitary dike that formed a vertical wall, the up-current side of which was home to numerous large Hemicorallium and Primnoid corals.