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Census researchers discovered this sea cucumber (Enypniastes sp.) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Transparent Sea Cucumber

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Artist Joan Lederman glazes her work with deep ocean sediments.
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Bowl Glazed with Deep Ocean Sediments

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This urchin (Echinocrepis rostrata) leaves tracks as it moves across the ocean floor.
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Deep-Sea Urchin

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These wormlike animals make spiral tracks on the sea floor.
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Deep-Sea Worms

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A deep-sea octopod wraps itself around a submersible’s robotic arm in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Octopod on Submersible Arm

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On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

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The suckers of this red octopod flash on and off.
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Glowing Sucker Octopus

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This crab was collected on a NOAA/MAR-ECO cruise to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 2009.
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Spiny Deepsea King Crab

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Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
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Phronima

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Leopard Sea Slugs Crawl Together on Colorful Coral
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Leopard Sea Slugs Crawl Together

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Photograph from above of a lavender-colored sea-slug with deep purple markings, swimming above a pink and orange surface.
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Purple Nudibranch

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Portrait of a scallop with black and white striped lips, whose shell is encrusted with a red sponge.
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Scallop

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