The seafloor and associated life seen during Dive 02 of the third Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, east of Formigas Rift, including two large Haliclona magna sponges, encrusting demosponges, and large bubblegum coral (Paragorgia sp.).
Seafloor and Associated Life
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The seafloor and associated life seen during Dive 02 of the third Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, east of Formigas Rift, including two large Haliclona magna sponges, encrusting demosponges, and large bubblegum coral (Paragorgia sp.).