Pandalid shrimps cover a yellow Picasso sponge. The white coral-like animals are not corals, but are probably a new species of the white sponge Asbestopluma. Note the two red laser dots; at 29 cm apart, the dots enable us to make measurements. Image courtesy of NOAA/MBARI 2006.
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