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An odd appearing white sponge, small purple octocorals with polyps retracted,and a small sponge with an orange brittle star.
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White sponge, Lophelia pertusa coral, and at least two squat lobsters whosechelae are visible.
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White sponge. Note numberous small brittle stars associated with sponge.
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Seemingly perforated texture of large white sponge.
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Vase sponge encrusted with small tube worms and with feather star crinoids attop.
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Closeup of feather star crinoids atop a vase sponge encrusted with worm tubes.A small white brittle star with eight visible legs is also seen at the top ofthe sponge.
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Closeup of worm tubes encrusting vase sponge.
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A white sponge that looks like an ear on black rock outcrop.
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White sponges with a variety of shapes on a black rock outcrop.
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Small blue and white sponges on rock substrate. A few small corals are alsoseen. The large brown object is unidentified.
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Large brown and white object seen in expn2802. Is it covered with white matting? Is it a sponge? What is it?
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White cylindrical stalked sponge and numerous bluish gray sponges adhering torock surface. Are the yellow life forms sponges or perhaps tunicates?White translucent zoanthids and small white octocorals are also seen.
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Stalked globular sponge and brown melon sponge. The brown branching life formwith numerous white branches emanating from tips is quite interesting.
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Amorphous white sponge. What controls the growth and ultimate appearance ofthese sponges?
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Two ear-like sponges next to a bowl shaped sponge divided into numerous sectors.
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A spiky looking sponge looking somewhat similar to a pompon anemome.
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A spiky looking sponge looking somewhat similar to a pompon anemome. Are thesharp needles for protection?
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A spiky looking sponge looking somewhat similar to a pompon anemome. Are thesharp needles for protection?
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Brown and white ruffled sponges in a field of living and dead bamboo coral.
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A shrimp and a small translucent brittle star with an almost perfect circularcentral disk on a white ruffled sponge.
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