The high diversity of the Lophelia reefs seen for the first time during Dive 06 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration is evident in this image, which features a variety of Lophelia inhabitants, including glass sponges, squat lobsters, a snail, an urchin, and more.
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Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).
The high diversity of the Lophelia reefs seen for the first time during Dive 06 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration is evident in this image, which features a variety of Lophelia inhabitants, including glass sponges, squat lobsters, a snail, an urchin, and more.
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