It’s not usual to come across new species when we explore deep-sea areas that no one has ever been to before. Our scientists were unable to identify this yellow mesh fan (bryozoan) seen on the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration, so we collected it so we can learn more about it.
Mesh Fan
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).
It’s not unusual to come across new species when we explore deep-sea areas that no one has ever been to before. Our scientists were unable to identify this yellow mesh fan (bryozoan) seen on the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration, so we collected it so we can learn more about it.
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