Batstar in Norfolk Canyon (IMAGE)

Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean

Batstar in Norfolk Canyon

Caption

The steep ledges of Norfolk Canyon proved to be home to a large diversity of life. Here, a batstar resides on the wall next to a colony of deep-sea octocoral and sponges. The arm of several brittle stars can also be seen poking out of the sediment.

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NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program

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