Hydroid, Crinoid on Chrysogorgia, Brisingid, Sponge, Sea cucumber, Crinoid, Enteropneusta, Elpidiidae, Sea cucumber
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Hydroid, Crinoid on Chrysogorgia, Brisingid, Sponge, Sea cucumber, Crinoid, Enteropneusta, Elpidiidae, Sea cucumber
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Velutinidae?
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Sea cucumber, maybe Iridigorgia (or Rhodaniridogorgia?), sponge (Farreidae?), crnoid, squat lobster, & that last one looks to me like Enteropneusta balled up
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Little Amphipod on Anthomastus (or Heteropolypus; i think a microscope is needed to know which?)
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BEAF (Acanthonus armatus)
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🤔 I thought this was Solmissus at 1st but it looks different in a lot of ways. @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social do you recognize this Medusa?
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Lobate ctenophore
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Stephanomia?
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Closer look at the zoids on this Marrus siphonophore. Nicely done, Pilots!
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Marrus
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Stomiidae?
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Ctenophore
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Halistemma
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Chuniphyes
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@schmidtocean.bsky.social is on the way to the sesfloor for dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife
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Oh snap, Stylephorus!! @jethroreading32.bsky.social
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BEAF (bony-eared assfish)
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Omosudis!
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Looks like Apolemia
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They're ascending but they collected this floaty Giant Hydroid with a polychaete on it before leaving bottom.
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