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piece of basalt collected at 162’, was home to 5 species of sponge, one small crab, a colony of pin sized tube worms, some unusual mollusks, and some coralline algae


One of the first samples collected at Alderdice, this piece of basalt collected at 162’, was home to 5 species of sponge, one small crab, a colony of pin sized tube worms, some unusual mollusks, and some coralline algae. Image courtesy of S. Bernhardt, NOAA FGBNMS.


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