(photo courtesy of National Scientific Center of Marine Biology FEB RAS, Russia: specimens from NE Pacific, Piyp submarine Volcano, Russia, depth about 400m)
Extensive settlements of millions specimens of Corallimorphus pilatus were found recently at submarine Piyp Volcano (North-Western Pacific) at the depths around 400m.
Taxonomy:
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Corallimorpharia