Images like this are not unique. Seeps often co-occur with an abundance of organisms both unique to seeps and found elsewhere.  Here is an example of many brittle stars, crinoids, squat lobsters, and anemones around an area of active seepage, on rocks created by the seep.
Organisms Around Active Seep
Image courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust - cruise NA121. Download larger version (jpg, 4.9 MB).

Images like this are not unique. Seeps often co-occur with an abundance of organisms both unique to seeps and found elsewhere. Here is an example of many brittle stars, crinoids, squat lobsters, and anemones around an area of active seepage, on rocks created by the seep.

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