<div class="cbp-popup-wrapper"> <div class="cbp-l-inline"> <img src="/okeanos/explorations/22voyage-to-the-ridge/gallery/media/dive09-glass-sponge-800.jpg" alt="While exploring at a depth of 1,453 meters (4,767 feet) during the ninth dive of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we encountered a beautiful glass sponge that was serving as habitat for a wide range of organisms, including this galatheoid squat lobster perched in front of an anemone." /> </div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-below"> <div class="cbp-l-inline-title">Glass Sponge Serving As A Habitat</div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-subtitle"><em>Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022.</em> <a href="/okeanos/explorations/22voyage-to-the-ridge/gallery/media/dive09-glass-sponge-hires.jpg" download>Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).</a></div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-desc"><p>While exploring at a depth of 1,453 meters (4,767 feet) during the ninth dive of the second Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition, we encountered a beautiful glass sponge that was serving as habitat for a wide range of organisms, including this galatheoid squat lobster perched in front of an anemone.</p></div> </div> </div>