Cold-Water Corals or Deep Sea Corals

What are cold-water corals?

Cold-water corals, also referred to as deep-sea corals, include scleractinian corals (stony corals), antipatharians (black corals), hydrocorals and octocorals (gorgonians, soft corals and sea pens). These organisms may occur as solitary individuals (e.g., solitary scleractinian corals) and also can form both reef-like structures and thickets that provide habitat for numerous species. more info