Tag: critters

typhlonectes:

A giant deep-sea isopod, Bathynomus giganteus, with an antipatharian whip coral, Stichopathes sp., in the foreground. 

While this isopod was spotted during exploration of “Okeanos Ridge,” we saw several of these throughout the expedition, and even managed to catch footage of one swimming. 

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017