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NOAA Ocean Exploration
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NOAA Ocean Exploration is showcasing the wide variety of marine life encountered during its ocean surveys, drawing attention to the diversity of species found in deep-sea environments. The feature underscores the agency's ongoing efforts to document little-known ocean ecosystems and shares imagery and observations with the public.
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NOAA Ocean Exploration is highlighting the Crossota jelly, a translucent deep-sea hydrozoan encountered during ocean exploration work. The creature, with its glowing bell and trailing tentacles, is drawing attention for its otherworldly appearance and as a reminder of how little of the deep ocean has been documented.
- 3Spiral Iridogorgia Corals Caught on Deep-Sea Camera●Beautiful Characteristic Spiral of Iridogorgia Corals
NOAA Ocean Exploration has released striking imagery of Iridogorgia corals, deep-sea animals known for their distinctive spiral-shaped skeletons that can stretch over a metre tall. The footage highlights the fragile beauty of life on deep ocean reefs. Marine enthusiasts and scientists are sharing the images, drawing fresh attention to little-seen deep-sea ecosystems and the exploration missions documenting them.
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NOAA Ocean Exploration has featured a stalked crinoid, a deep-sea marine animal related to sea stars and sea urchins that attaches to the seafloor on a long stem and uses feathery arms to filter food from the water. The creature was captured during the agency's ocean exploration work, drawing attention to the strange lifeforms found in little-explored deep ocean habitats.