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A large white sponge hosts two crinoids in search
of food |
Despite the name, black corals often have an
orange coloration to the living tissue |
Anemones filter food from the water column while
brittle stars sift organic matter from the sand |
Smalleyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinus),
a species of primitive chimaeroid |
Delicate vase sponge is supported by a complex
pattern of glass spicules |
Coral fossil (D. cristagalli) can be used to
measure climate change, by means of stable isotope dating |
Northern cutthroat eel feeds on crustaceans,
polychaetes, and small fishes near the seafloor |
Bushy black coral, a type of antipatharian coral |
A rattail grenadier can often be identified
by its prominent first dorsal fin and long, tapered tail |
Small urchin on the branch of a bamboo coral |
Bamboo coral forest reaches high into the water
column (more than 6 feet) |
Rattail grenadier displaying head-down behavior
to find prey |
Venus flytrap anemones can close their tentacles
to entrap their prey |
Bright yellow sponge and corals make a home
on a basalt ridge |
Deepsea red crab surrounding by a diversity
of sessile invertebrates |
