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Sea Pens, New ZealandPhoto: Brian Skerry Soft corals called sea pens, usually found at depth, and a blue cod appear in shallow waters in New Zealands’s Long Sound reserve, where tannin-stained water blocks light. When distrubed, sea pens emit a greenish light and can deflate, retreating into their bulbous feet. Zoom

Sea Pens, New Zealand
Photo: Brian Skerry

Soft corals called sea pens, usually found at depth, and a blue cod appear in shallow waters in New Zealands’s Long Sound reserve, where tannin-stained water blocks light. When distrubed, sea pens emit a greenish light and can deflate, retreating into their bulbous feet.

Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012. Tagged with: sea pensnew zealandbrian skerry
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