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Description: Parborlasia corrugatus, or the proboscis worm, is a scavenger that will comb the ocean floor eating sponges, jellyfish, anemones, and fish. This photo was taken in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, under 5 meters of sea ice. An underwater field guide to McMurdo Sound is available at: http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguide/index.html.
Title: Proboscis worm
Credit: http://www.usap.gov/; exact source
Author: Henry Kaiser, National Science Foundation
Permission: This image is a work of a National Science Foundation employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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