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November 12, 2021: Hydroid

A solitary hydroid seen perched on top of a rock formation during a dive to explore Vailulu'u seamount, an active volcano lying in the eastern region of the Samoan hotspot as part of the 2017 American Samoa Expedition: Suesuega o le Moana o Amerika Samoa expedition.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2017 American Samoa. Download larger version (jpg, 879 KB).

A solitary hydroid seen perched on top of a rock formation during a dive to explore Vailulu'u seamount, an active volcano lying in the eastern region of the Samoan hotspot as part of the 2017 American Samoa Expedition: Suesuega o le Moana o Amerika Samoa expedition. Watch a video from the dive on Vailulu’u.