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January 23, 2021: Sponge

Imaged during the INDEX 2010: “Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region” expedition, this animal could almost pass for a flower in your garden, but appears to be a sponge - probably a 'carnivorous sponge' of the cladorhizids. Seen at a depth of approximately 1,000 meters (3,280 feet).

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 2.2 MB).

Imaged during the INDEX 2010: Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region expedition, this animal could almost pass for a flower in your garden, but appears to be a sponge - probably a 'carnivorous sponge' of the cladorhizids. Seen at a depth of approximately 1,000 meters (3,280 feet).

Interested in weird and wonderful sponges? Check out this log, “Not Your Average Sponges.”