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Habitat: Seamounts

Fingered goblet sponge

Massive fingered goblet sponges grow together in dense gardens that offer safety and shelter for an assortment of other animals.

Bubblegum coral

The knobby branches of the bubblegum coral shelter smaller fishes and invertebrates.

Basket star

Deep-sea basket stars wriggle an impressive array of arms to snare a meal of plankton from ocean currents.

Bamboo coral

Ancient bamboo coral forests grow on seamount slopes, but these are animals, not plants.