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A basalt wall covered with various sponges including vase sponges, goitersponges, a large dead vase sponge with brittle stars, a large purple seacucumber (holothurian), and more brittle stars adhering to the rock face

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Description

A basalt wall covered with various sponges including vase sponges, goitersponges, a large dead vase sponge with brittle stars, a large purple seacucumber (holothurian), and more brittle stars adhering to the rock face.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Display Date

20130804T192627Z

Location

Mytilus Seamount, north side, 3271-2750m

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition