Deep Sea Inhabitants (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Deep Sea Inhabitants

Caption

Sampling in the DISCOL area. Some larger animals recover faster than microbes. However, especially organisms living attached to manganese nodules, such as this stalked sponge, might be very vulnerable.

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ROV-Team/GEOMAR

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