ROV Deep Discoverer (D2) images a stalked sponge. In the background, you can see a number of deep-sea corals and sponges at the edge of D2’s light pool.
Stalked Sponge
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 547 KB).

ROV Deep Discovererimages a stalked sponge. In the background, you can see a number of deep-sea corals and sponges at the edge of D2’s light pool.

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