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Title: Black Coral Living in the Gulf of Mexico

Description:

These 2- to 3-m-tall orange-colored, black coral trees (Leiopathes cf. glabberima) growing near Viosca Knoll in the Gulf of Mexico are among the oldest living organisms on Earth. 

 

Location:

Date Taken: 2010

Photographer: Ken Sulak , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

Source:

From Open-File Report 2008-1148.

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Type: JPEG image - 282.48 KB
Dimensions: 640 x 436
Resolution: 72 dpi

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Tags: AgeDate BlackCoral GulfOfMexico NR2011_03_29 coral