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pl23_expl1538.jpg

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Description

Vailulu'u Expedition 2005. Stalked hexactinellid sponges (probably familyDactylocalicidae) attached to broken pillows on the western rift of Vailulu'u.

Credit

Image courtesy of Vailulu'u 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE

Display Date

2005

Location

Pacific Ocean, American Samoa

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Life in the Deep Sea

Some Other Deep Sea Bottom Dwellers

Keywords

Ocean Exploration