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Glass sponges grow in many shapes and sizes in the deep ocean.


Glass sponges grow in many shapes and sizes in the deep ocean. Pictured here are a vase sponge and a ball-shaped species. A small red shrimp can be seen on the vase sponge in this photo. Image courtesy of NOAA, WHOI, the Alvin Group and the 2004 GOA Seamount Exploration Science Party


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