Hydrothermal vents in the Lau Basin. © Photo courtesy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Charles Fisher, Pennsylvania State University. // Looking straight down the axis of an Iridogorgia coral. Note the large shrimp on the left and a brittle star to the right. © Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana // A dumbo octopus displays a body posture never before observed in cirrate octopods. © Image courtesy of the NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. // A sponge covered with hundreds to thousands of tiny anemones also provides a home to several brittlestars (pink), crinoids or “sea lilies” (yellow), and a basket star (brown). © Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana.
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