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A large yellow sponge, dead coral branches colonized by small purpleoctocorals, white sponges, and pink brittle stars

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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.

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