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Organisms Living on a Sponge Skeleton

A brisingid sea star, several crinoids, a coral (Desmophyllum dianthus), and other organisms were seen living on a dead sponge skeleton during Dive 06 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.