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Crinoid echinoderms at 370 metre depth in the southern Ross Sea

Crinoid echinoderms at 370 metre depth in the southern Ross Sea (Site C5) photographed by the Deep Towed Imaging System (DTIS).

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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