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Glass Sponge

This glass sponge (cf. Lefroyella), seen during Dive 11 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration, was covered with yellow zoanthids and surrounded by a variety of colorful soft corals.

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