Caption

A blaze of colour in the Mediterranean: Violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) with open polyps, yellow gorgonian (Eunicella cavolinii) and Mediterranean gorgonian head (Astrospartus mediterraneus) in the Mediterranean near Hyères. Dive site Giens Peninsula, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Date

Oct 11, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25B94_049

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

172,3Mb (14,5Mb) / 31,7in x 21,1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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