A close up of a mushroom coral with several associated isopods. Isopods are related to terrestrial pill bugs, also known as rolly-pollys, which many people are familiar with. This was seen during Dive 06 of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition.
Mushroom Coral and Isopods
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A close up of a mushroom coral with several associated isopods. Isopods are related to terrestrial pill bugs, also known as rolly-pollys, which many people are familiar with. This was seen during Dive 06 of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition.