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pl23_expn3027.jpg

Skeleton shrimp, actually a type of amphipod, on a hydroid

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Description

Skeleton shrimp, actually a type of amphipod, on a hydroid. A small octocoralwith relatively large extended polyps on the left. The octocoral has a smallshrimp with yellow eye and red stomach area hovering near its top.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard

Display Date

20140923T140658Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collections

Modern Expeditions

Our Deepwater Backyard 2014