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![Many different species of invertebrates live together on the steep canyon wallsof the Mid-Atlantic continental slope expl8383.jpg Many different species of invertebrates live together on the steep canyon wallsof the Mid-Atlantic continental slope](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expl8383.jpg?itok=5i2PSzOv)
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Many different species of invertebrates live together on the steep canyon wallsof the Mid-Atlantic continental slope. Here an octopus, sea star, bivalves, and dozens of cup corals all share the same overhang. The cup corals areDesmophyllum, one of the species targeted by geneticists for taxonomic study. (Image credit: Deepwater Canyons 2013 -Pathways to the Abyss, NOAA-OER/BOEM/USGS)