Deep-sea cauliflower coral
Sibogagorgia cauliflora
- On view
- Into the Deep
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Soft corals, sea pens, sea fans, and sea whips; Order: Alcyonacea
- Diet
- Plankton
- Range
- From 2,000 to 9,800 ft. (630 to 3,000 m) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
- Size
- Up to 59 inches (150 cm) in height and 47 inches (120 cm) in length
Meet the deep-sea cauliflower coral
Do you see a fuzzy covering on this coral’s branches? Look closer. That “fuzz” is hundreds of tiny tentacles that trap small fragments of drifting food.
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