Photo dump of some animals found at EPR 9ºN. Photos were taken by me, Lauren Dykman (WHOI), National Deep Submergence Facility, and WHOI-SSSG-MISO Facility - Dan Fornari in collaboration with Ocean Imaging Systems - Eli Perrone.
Barnacles
Squat Lobster- Munidopsis
Dumbo Octopus- Grimpoteuthis
Octopus- Benthoctopus
Fathead fish- Thermichthys hollisi
Eel Pout- Thermarces cerberus
Polychaete- Archinome rosacea
Polychaete- Branchinotogluma sandersi
Chondrophore and a close-up of its zooids from the sea surface
Bathymodiolus thermophilus
Assorted polychaetes
Anemone
Polychaete- Nereis sandersi
Giant tubeworm- Riftia pachyptila
Spirobids- Laminatubus alvini
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