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pl23_expl2235.jpg

A beautifully marked red and white crab uses the carbonate debris at thebase of a Lost City spire as shelter and protection

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Description

A beautifully marked red and white crab uses the carbonate debris at thebase of a Lost City spire as shelter and protection. What appears to be anintriguing bit of shell with a long bit of reddish grey tubing is seen in theleft center of the image.

Credit

IFE, URI-IAO, UW, Lost City Science Party; NOAA/OAR/OER; The Lost City 2005 Expedition

Display Date

2005 July

Location

Atlantic Ocean, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration