A galatheid crab dwelling inside a glass sponge, with fauna living on the outside of the sponge. Image captured August 3, 2010 by the Little Hercules ROV at 833 meters depth on a new seamount mapped by Baruna Jaya IV during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition.
Crab & Sponge
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.9 MB).
A galatheid crab dwelling inside a glass sponge, with fauna living on the outside of the sponge. Image captured August 3, 2010 by the Little Hercules ROV at 833 meters depth on a new seamount mapped by Baruna Jaya IV during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition.