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![A large yellow sponge, dead coral branches colonized by small purpleoctocorals, white sponges, and pink brittle stars expn2818.jpg A large yellow sponge, dead coral branches colonized by small purpleoctocorals, white sponges, and pink brittle stars](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expn2818.jpg?itok=ua2K1bjc)
Description
A large yellow sponge, dead coral branches colonized by small purpleoctocorals, white sponges, and pink brittle stars. A veritableriot of color in the abyssal ocean. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard)
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard
Display Date
20140928T174727Z
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collections
Modern Expeditions
Our Deepwater Backyard 2014