Under-ice Seafloor Community in O'Brien Bay (IMAGE)

University of Tasmania

Under-ice Seafloor Community in O'Brien Bay

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An under-ice seafloor community in O'Brien Bay showing a diverse community of marine invertebrates, including rounded sea-squirts (ascidians), feathery polychaete worms (also visible in the background) and a bright orange spiky sponge.

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© Jonny Stark/Australian Antarctic Division

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