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Description

Estuary to Abyss Expedition 2004. White tube sponges, showing the largecentral osculum and similar ostia (pores) in the body wall.A brittle star can be seen in the sponge on the left.

Credit

Estuary to Abyss 2004. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

Estuary to Abyss 2004

Keywords

Ocean Exploration

Invertebrates