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A huge scoop sponge, Semperella sp

Description

A huge scoop sponge, Semperella sp., shaped like an oystershell. Numerous bamboo whip corals and small greenish-browngorgonian corals are also seen.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150808T020956Z

Location

Hawaii, West Northampton Seamount Ridge

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana