Digital collections
Description
Gulf of Alaska Seamount Expedition. Paragorgia sclerites seen under the microscope. Sclerites are tiny microscopic bones embedded in the fleshy polyps ofoctocorals. The large sclerites are called girdled spindles, the smaller onesare eight radiate. (Image credit: Gulf of Alaska 2004. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration)
Credit
Gulf of Alaska 2004. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Location
Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Seamounts
Keywords
Ocean Exploration