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Anthomastus ritteri
Mushroom Coral

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0505 1327 (2005-05-17)

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date of photo Feb 1997

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location Monterey Bay Aquarium

animal's place of origin Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey County, California, US)

family Alcyoniidae

order Alcyonacea

class Anthozoa

habitat Deep seas

notes This soft coral dwells in the depths of Monterey Canyon at 360-1200 m. The Monterey Bay Aquarium obtained the specimen with a deep-diving ROV. Subclass Octocorallia.

camera Nikon

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Mushroom Coral (photographer)

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