Sea Pen
Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017.
Umbellula sea pens are sediment dwellers. This one has a mysid keeping it company. Mysids are commonly known as opossum shrimp, because they have brood pouches. You can catch a glimpse of the full red brood pouch as two red dots on either side of this mysid’s midsection.
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