A new species of sponge (white object on nodule), first noted on the R/V Melville ABYSSLINE cruise in October 2013, currently in description (Lim et al, National University of Singapore) possibly a new genus related to Hemiasteralla, that is now the subject of detailed investigation by the MIDAS and ABYSSLINE CCZ teams. The scale bar is 1cm. Image credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund.

  
  Part of: Glover A, Dahlgren T, Taboada S, Paterson G, Wiklund H, Waeschenbach A, Cobley A, Martínez P, Kaiser S, Schnurr S, Khodami S, Raschka U, Kersken D, Stuckas H, Menot L, Bonifacio P, Vanreusel A, Macheriotou L, Cunha M, Hilário A, Rodrigues C, Colaço A, Ribeiro P, Błażewicz M, Gooday A, Jones D, Billett D, Goineau A, Amon D, Smith C, Patel T, McQuaid K, Spickermann R, Brager S (2016) The London Workshop on the Biogeography and Connectivity of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2: e10528. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.2.e10528