Cnidarian Attached to a Sponge Stalk on a Nodule (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Cnidarian Attached to a Sponge Stalk on a Nodule

Caption

A species of cnidarian in the genus Relicanthus with 8-foot long tentacles attached to a dead sponge stalk on a nodule in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone. These are closely related to anemones.

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Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

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