A large brown sponge, a spiky sea urchin, and what might be a delicate stalked anemone?

A large brown sponge, a spiky sea urchin, and what might be a delicate stalked anemone?

A large brownish white sponge close-up.

A large brownish white sponge attached to a vertical rock outcrop.

A white sponge with a robust very short-legged red sea star.

A white sponge with an orange anemone.

A fat red-orange sea star similar to the one seen in image expl2454.

A lumpy appearing vase sponge with brittle star .

A Paragorgia coral, approximately 50 cm tall, grows next to a sponge on the top of a rise at 1427 meters depth

A large red shrimp swimming

A white bubble gum coral bush, Paragorgia sp., with a brittle star.

A cerianthid tube anemone.

A bluish shrimp peaks out of its hole home on the seafloor.

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

Two delicate sponges grow from an old lava flow at 1960 meters depth.

A white holothurian? crawling on a rock wall.

A white holothurian? crawling on a rock wall.

A reddish brown holothurian (sea cucumber) crawling on a rock outcrop.

A dancing holothurian (sea cucumber)

A bamboo whip coral attached to a rock ledge.

A small metallogorgia (parasol coral) with single associated Asteronyx brittle star.

White sponge and cnidarian with "fishing gear" out.

Bamboo whip coral with polyps extended

Brown holothurian (sea cucumber) on rock outcrop. Circular pellets are possibly holothurian feces.

A white holothurian?

A pycnogonid sea spider. Note shrimp in upper right and white sponge in upper center.

A closeup of a pycnogonid sea spider.

A pycnogonid sea spider on a sandy patch of seafloor.

A red crab in a defensive position in an odd round hole in the rock outcrop.

A red-banded shrimp on the seafloor.

A crab on a rock outcrop.

A red and white crab taking cover behind a white sponge.

A beautiful assemblage of white sponges on a vertical rock face.

Candidella sp. with brittle star.

Deep sea coral Candidella ? with brittle stars.

Deep sea corals provide habitats for lush communities of animals (Dive 11). Here, more than five species of coral blanket this boulder on Yakutat Seamount, as well as many other species including brittle stars, starfish, crabs, and molluscs.

A beautiful red anemone apparently bent in a strong current.

A beautiful red anemone apparently bent in a strong current.

Vertical wall with what appears to be torn up sponges and very little fauna. Perhaps effect of deep sea trawling.

White sponges with a pink crinoid.

A beautiful white sponge with a cranberry crinoid. Is there a white crinoid on the upper arm of the sponge?

A white sea star draped over a boulder.

Large gooseneck barnacles.

A yellow sponge and a delicate tubular glass sponge.

A variety of sponges.

A variety of sponges.

A fantastically shaped white sponge with a cranberry crinoid.

Numerous species of sponges and a red soft coral with polyps extended.

Parasol corals (Metallogorgia sp.) and sponges. Note broken dead coral on rock outcrop.