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Coral Hang

Primnoid coral with various other animals nearby, found during Dive 665.
Primnoid coral with various other animals nearby, found during Dive 665. Photo: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute under CC BY-NC-SA

This coral belongs to the big, diverse family of soft corals known as Primnoidae. Other animals, including hermit crabs and squat lobsters, can be seen hanging out on the coral. This photo was taken in a transect on the western side of the seamount Moai, about 16 miles west of Rapa Nui.