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Amphipods and Glass Sponge

Seen here during Dive 09 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration, some amphipods (Amathillopsidae) perched on the spicules of a glass sponge (Hyalonema).

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Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration.