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This chrysogorgid octocoral, with its characteristic spiral form, belongs to the genus Iridigorgia. This stunning example was seen in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico during the Gulf of Mexico 2012 expedition. Note the squat lobsters delicately perched atop its branches. Characteristics that can help scientists identify the type of Iridogorgia include the distance between parts of the coil along the main axis and the shape of the polyps.

[Source: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/celebrating-ocean-plane...]
Date Taken on 20 November 2017, 16:28
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Author NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research from USA
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research at https://flickr.com/photos/27077560@N05/50091633466. It was reviewed on 21 August 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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