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This huge sponge is perhaps two meters across and more than a meter high.Note the red dots in the center of the image that are 10 cm apart. A largewhite sea star is seen on the right bottom of the sponge and a few brittle stars in the top center of the image. A few dead sponges and what appears to be oneof the large oyster-shell looking sponges also occur in the image. (Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana)