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A large sponge providing habitat for three yellow feather star crinoids, a fewbrittle stars, and on its backside, a basket star

Description

A large sponge providing habitat for three yellow feather star crinoids, a fewbrittle stars, and on its backside, a basket star. A black rock vertical wallserves as a backdrop for the white sponge. Chrysogorgid corals and other smalloctocorals are in the foreground.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150815T234709Z

Location

Hawaii, North Pioneer Ridge

Collection

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