Cluster of Sponges on Davidson Seamount (IMAGE)

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Cluster of Sponges on Davidson Seamount

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This photograph shows a dense grouping of sponges on Davidson Seamount, which is typical of the animal assemblages on seamounts. Although some of these sponges are new to science, all have been observed at other locations in addition to Davidson Seamount.

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(c) 2006 MBARI / NOAA

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