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![The back side of the sponge seen in expn4502 showing the basket star, brittlestars, and a white squat lobster expn4504.jpg The back side of the sponge seen in expn4502 showing the basket star, brittlestars, and a white squat lobster](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expn4504.jpg?itok=sT3Db92j)
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The back side of the sponge seen in expn4502 showing the basket star, brittlestars, and a white squat lobster. A variety of small octocorals are seenincluding chrysogorgid corals, iridogorgid corals, and a small golden gorgonian. (Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana)