A strange spoon worm, an elegant sea pen, a stalked crinoid, and two xenophyophores with brittle stars.


A phenomenal line-up of organisms representing the great diversity on Balanus Seamount: a strange spoon worm, an elegant sea pen, a stalked crinoid, and two xenophyophores with brittle stars. Image courtesy of the Mountains in the Sea Research Team; the IFE Crew; and NOAA.

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