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Description
What appears to be a somewhat bizarre white sponge, purple octocorals withpolyps retracted encrusting a large dead sponge, and a smaller whitesponge with associated brittle star.
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard
Display Date
20140921T193922Z
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collections
Modern Expeditions
Our Deepwater Backyard 2014