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A cutthroat eel swims by a recently broken Walteria sp

Description

A cutthroat eel swims by a recently broken Walteria sp. sponge. The sponge'supper third lies on its side in the lower right with a yellow feather starcrinoid still clinging to what was recently its highest point. A dead Walteriasp. sponge is to the right of the live broken sponge with a crinoid at its topand numerous brittle stars.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150815T203829Z

Collection

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