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A large live hexactellinid sponge - Farrea sp3 occa erecta - the same seen inimage expn5595

Description

A large live hexactellinid sponge - Farrea sp3 occa erecta - the same seen inimage expn5595. Numerous other live and dead sponges are seen in the nearvicinity including Tretopleura sp., Poliopogon, and Caulophacus sp. sponges.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150927T002106Z

Location

Pacific Ocean, Guyot Ridge

Collection

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