Description: English: Probably a carnivorous sponge, a cladorhizid. Original description from NOAA: 'This close-up could almost pass for a flower in your garden, but appears to be a sponge - probably a "carnivorous sponge" of the cladorhizids. Image captured by the ROV camera around 1000m depth.'. Date: 6 July 2010. Source:
Okeanos Explorer: INDEX 2010 Exploration, NOAA. Author: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010.