Sea Cucumber with Polymetallic Nodules (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Sea Cucumber with Polymetallic Nodules

Caption

An Amperima holothurian or sea cucumber seen on a bed of polymetallic nodules in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Several corals, a sponge and a brittle star can also be seen in the image.

Credit

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

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