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What appears to be a somewhat bizarre white sponge, purple octocorals withpolyps retracted encrusting a large dead sponge, and a smaller whitesponge with associated brittle star

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Description

What appears to be a somewhat bizarre white sponge, purple octocorals withpolyps retracted encrusting a large dead sponge, and a smaller whitesponge with associated brittle star.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard

Display Date

20140921T193922Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collections

Modern Expeditions

Our Deepwater Backyard 2014