| Cold-water coral reefs provide a home for many other animals and they are among the most diverse ecosystems in the ocean – more than 1300 species have been found living amongst cold-water corals in the NE Atlantic alone, and specialists often discover new species that have never been described before.
Here we look at a few examples of some animals commonly found living among cold-water corals. Click the images below for more information and follow the Go Deeper links for more pictures:
| Sponges (Porifera) |
Corals, anemones, zoanthids, hydroids (Cnidaria) |
Bristleworms (Polychaeta) |
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| Crabs and other crustaceans (Arthropoda) |
Snails, bivalves, octopus, nudibranchs, limpets (Mollusca) |
Sea mats (Bryozoa) |
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| Urchins, sea cucumbers, sea stars (Echinodermata) |
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