A newly discovered mussel bed with octopus Graneledone verrucosa and brittle stars on sediment and white microbial mat at a seep site south of Norfolk Canyon.
Octopus and Mussels
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2013 ROV Shakedown and Field Trials in the U.S. Atlantic Canyons.
A newly discovered mussel bed with octopus Graneledone verrucosa and brittle stars on sediment and white microbial mat at a seep site south of Norfolk Canyon. Download larger version.
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