Sponges were the dominant organism seen during the exploration of “Dumbbell” Seamount on Dive 04 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. This image provides a close-up view of the barrel of a hexactinellid glass sponge.
Glass Sponge
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts. Download larger version (jpg, 713 KB).

Sponges were the dominant organism seen during the exploration of “Dumbbell” Seamount on Dive 04 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. This image provides a close-up view of the barrel of a hexactinellid glass sponge.

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