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The unique single-polyp soft coral Taiaroa tauhou is only known from New Zealand and it is usually half-buried in the soft sediments, spot the little crown of the tentacles. We featured this fascinating creature as CotW #58. [Photo: Owen Anderson, NIWA/Oceans Survey 20/20 Chatham-Challenger expedition]

 

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