Along the top ridge during Dive 01 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration expedition, we found an area with standing dead coral and a ghost net. Approximately five crinoids (Zenometra columnaris), which may represent a new subspecies, were on the rope leading from the net.
Crinoids
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Along the top ridge during Dive 01 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration expedition, we found an area with standing dead coral and a ghost net. Approximately five crinoids (Zenometra columnaris), which may represent a new subspecies, were on the rope leading from the net.
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