This galatheid crab, commonly known as a squat lobster, was brought aboard the
R/V SEWARD JOHNSON. from 1400 feet. It was sitting within a mass of Lophelia
coral which grows in massive reefs in the dark, cold waters off the coast of
South Carolina.
Image ID: expl0357, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: South Atlantic Bight, Southeast United States Photographer: Bruce Moravchik, NOAA Credit: Islands in the Stream Expedition 2002. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
