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Description
Red vermillion crab (Paralomis verrilli) dangling off a yellow picasso sponge(Staurocalyptus sp.); amidst a white ruffle sponge (Farrea sp.); white branchedsponges (Asbestopluma sp.) shrimp; brittle stars; and an isopod at 1360 meterswater depth.
Credit
NOAA/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Display Date
2002 May 18
Location
California, Davidson Seamount
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Ocean Exploration
Invertebrates
Crabs