Closeup of the stalked spherical sponge seen in image expn4163. What appear tobe small octocorals cover the stalk of the sponge with some also on the sphere.Tube worms and barnacles have also colonized the stalk.
4/10/2019 1:16:19 PM
Date: 20150428T182211Z
Credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs
Location: Exocet Seamount