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Pink Colonial Hydrozoan
While exploring at a depth of 1,754 meters (5,755 feet) during Dive 06 of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, this yellow stalked crinoid was observed overgrown by a pink colonial hydrozoan. This is yet another example of how some organisms in the deep ocean can serve as habitat for other organisms.
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Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022.

Related Expedition
Voyage to the Ridge 2022