<div class="cbp-popup-wrapper"> <div class="cbp-l-inline"> <img src="/okeanos/explorations/okeanos-beyond-the-blue/ex2503/media/dive16-bolosoma-800.jpg" alt="A yellow sponge-like organism with a porous cap and slender stalk on a dark ocean floor." /> </div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-below"> <div class="cbp-l-inline-title"><i>Bolosoma</i></div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-subtitle"><i>Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue.</i> <a href="/okeanos/explorations/okeanos-beyond-the-blue/ex2503/media/dive16-bolosoma.jpg" download target="_blank">Download larger version (jpg, 819 KB).</a></div> <div class="cbp-l-inline-desc">During Dive 16 of the PapahÄnaumokuÄkea ROV and Mapping expedition, a number of large, yellow <i>Bolosoma</i> sponges were observed, some with heads measuring close to a meter in width.</p></div> </div> <!--<div class="cbp-l-inline-view-wrap"> <a href="" type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-standard" title="Learn more">Learn more<i class="bi bi-chevron-right"></i></a> </div>--> </div>