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A soft coral called dead-man's fingers seen below kelp. It is a soft coral with thick, finger-like lobes and a fuzzy surface, resembling pale human fingers underwater. It is creamy white to orange-y yellow in colour

A soft coral - dead-man's fingers © Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION

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Common spotted orchid © Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

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