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Although life is sparse in this area, there is fairly high diversity in thisimage with a large red shrimp, a small anemone, a small hexactellinid sponge,and a yellow octocoral with a pinkish white brittle star

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Description

Although life is sparse in this area, there is fairly high diversity in thisimage with a large red shrimp, a small anemone, a small hexactellinid sponge,and a yellow octocoral with a pinkish white brittle star.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150901T213300Z

Location

Pacific Ocean, Swordfish Seamount

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana