Purple hydrocoral, a small (6 inch) cluster, grows on a rocky reef in deep cold water.
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10175
Lat/Long: 33.48584, -119.06707 (Coordinates: 33° 29' 9.02" N, 119° 04' 1.45" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10175
Lat/Long: 33.48584, -119.06707 (Coordinates: 33° 29' 9.02" N, 119° 04' 1.45" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: allopora californica, animal, california, channel islands, channel islands national marine sanctuary, coral, hydrocoral, invertebrate, marine invertebrate, national marine sanctuaries, ocean, oceans, pacific, santa barbara island, stylaster californicus, underwater, usa, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Coral > Hydrocoral
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Channel Islands > Santa Barbara Island
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary > Santa Barbara Island
- Location > USA > California > Santa Barbara Island
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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