Figure 26. Sea pens growing on well 

 churned clay in north Guaymas Basin, 

 Gulf of California. Depth: 894 m. 

 Photo area: 0.6 m x 4 m. Type II 

 camera. 2.4 m target distance. 



Figure 27. Large sea urchin on rippled 

 gray sand, marine slope of Saint Paul 

 Island, Indian Ocean. Depth: 448 m. 

 Photo area: 0.6 m x 4 m. Type II 

 camera. 2.4 m target distance. 



Figure 28. Large ophiuroid (brittle star) 

 and a number of small, spiny holothurians 

 (sea cucumbers) on silty clay in protected 

 Flores Sea basin north of Soembawa 

 Island, Indonesia. Depth: 2094 m. 

 Photo area: 0.7 m x 0.9 m. Type III 

 camera. 1 .5 m target distance. 



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