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Description
Large live urchin with what are probably hydroids colonizing its spines. Thisurchin dwarfs the sponges and cup coral in close proximity to it. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs)
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs
Display Date
20150415T154249Z
Location
Puerto Rico ENE of Mona Island approx. 500 m
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Oceano Profundo 2015