A | metre tall black coral colony suporting several perching snake stars. The largest population of the protected black coral in the world occurs in shallow water in the fiords. When living, black coral appears white as the small white polyps obscure the dense black skeleton beneath. Depth 15 m.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 11
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49A | metre tall black coral colony suporting several perching snake stars. The largest population of the protected black coral in the world occurs in shallow water in the fiords. When living, black coral appears white as the small white polyps obscure the dense black skeleton beneath. Depth 15 m. Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 11
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