Gersemia juliepackardae deep-sea coral

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Description: English: This photograph shows a deep-sea coral Gersemia juliepackardae at Gumdrop Seamount, off the Central California coast, about 1,000 meters below the ocean surface. The pale pink coral, which is growing on a dead sponge skeleton, was named after Julie Packard, head of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This image was taken by a still camera mounted on the remotely operated vehicle Tiburon, which was built and operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Source Info: Vehicle = Tiburon Tiburon Dive#=1101 Lat= 37.37256000 Lon= -123.40326800 Depth= 1004.9 m Temp= 3.860 C Salinity= 34.258 PSU Oxygen= 0.43 ml/l Xmiss= 90.9% Original MBARI Source File= /Tiburon/2007/tibr1101/DSCN1840.JPG. Date: 19 June 2007, 15:18:30. Source: Taken by staff of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, published online in 2009 in this article. Author: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Other versions: Crop. Camera location37° 22′ 21.22″ N, 123° 24′ 11.76″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 37.372560; -123.403268.