Orange soft coral and general reef with blue background Egyptian Red Sea 28-9-07

Coral Reef wall with Dendrophyllia soft corals and Anthias, Red Sea, Egypt.

Soft coral (Dendronephthya klunzingeri). Woodhouse Reef, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Mast encrusted with clams, sponges and soft corals, Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific

Dead Mens Fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), clump of yellow/orange dead men's fingers with polyps retracted, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata). A Hawksbill turtle catching a snack in soft corals. Brother Islands, Red Sea.

Radial filefish (Acreichthys radiatus) among flower soft corals, (Xenia sp. ) Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines

Large diversity of soft and hard corals growing over the external structure of the Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific

Large diversity of soft and hard corals growing over the external structure of the Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific

Diver observing soft corals growing on the remains of a cargo container. Shark and Yolanda, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Common lionfish, (Pterois volitans), blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, s Island, Philippines

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), robust crab, brown in colour with black tips to claws amidst algae and soft corals, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Soft Corals