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Shrimp in the Genus Heterocarpus

This shrimp in the genus Heterocarpus measured over 10 centimeters (4 inches) long. It was seen sitting within one of many amphitheater-shaped sponges that lined the floor of the “sponge garden” seen during the eighth dive of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition.

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Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.