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A pycnogonid sea spider on a silty seafloor

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Description

A pycnogonid sea spider on a silty seafloor. Its feeding organism is itsproboscis seen here. It is the wide orange organism extending downtowards the seafloor.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard

Display Date

20141004T150949Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collections

Modern Expeditions

Our Deepwater Backyard 2014