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English:
A garden of sea lilies (
Neocrinus decorus
) on a ridge in 420 m (1,312 ft) of water. The sea lilies bend away from the current, which moves from lower front right to upper rear left, but flex their feathery arms back into it.
Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor
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| Source | http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/09bioluminescence/background/messing/messing_fig_4_600.html |
| Author | C. G. Messing. Image courtesy of Bioluminescence Team 2009, NOAA-OER |
Licensing
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This image is in the
public domain
because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.
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