An octopus, basket star, bivalves, and dozens of cup coral all share the same overhang.
Sharing the Overhang
Image courtesy of Deepwater Canyons 2013 - Pathways to the Abyss, NOAA-OER/BOEM/USGS. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

On this project we have encountered many species of invertebrates living together on the steep canyon walls. Here an octopus, sea star, bivalves, and dozens of cup coral all share the same overhang. The cup corals are Desmophyllum, one of the species targeted by geneticists for taxonomic study.

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