Stalked glass sponge of the subfamily Bolosominae that was seen and collected during Dive 2 at Whiting Bank. After being subsampled for genetic characterization, the specimen will be sent to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History where its morphology can be further documented to enable taxonomic and systematics research.
Glass Sponge
Image courtesy of Illuminating Biodiversity in Deep Waters of Puerto Rico 2022.
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Stalked glass sponge of the subfamily Bolosominae that was seen and collected during Dive 2 of the Illuminating Biodiversity in Deep Waters of Puerto Rico 2022 expedition at Whiting Bank. After being subsampled for genetic characterization, the specimen will be sent to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History where its morphology can be further documented to enable taxonomic and systematics research.