Crews and his collaborators break for photos during a sponge expedition.
From left to right stand Melodie Graber, Leif Abrell, Bill Aalbersberg, Phil Crews, Miranda Sanders, Sam Sperry, Mark Barnes and Greg Cooper. Graber and Cooper, both from Oregon State University, and Aalbersberg, from the University of South Pacific, collaborate with Crews, while the rest work with Crews at UCSC.
Sam Sperry, Bob Widmann and Miranda Sanders with a sponge.
Beth Borgeson dissects sponges.
