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Red vermillion crab (Paralomis verrilli) dangling off a yellow picasso sponge (Staurocalyptus sp.); amidst a white ruffle sponge (Farrea sp.); white branched sponges (Asbestopluma sp.) shrimp; brittle stars; and an isopod at 1360 meters water depth.

Image ID: expl0843, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: California, Davidson Seamount
Photo Date: 2002 May 18
Credit: NOAA/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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