A red sea bat sea star, small patches of translucent to white sponges, small orange sponges, skeletons of dead cup corals, and small orange anemones

A red sea bat sea star, small patches of translucent to white sponges, small orange sponges, skeletons of dead cup corals, and small orange anemones. No matter what the resolution of an image, questions always remain - what are the small white circular objects seemingly adhering to the rock but also in the sediment in the bottom of the image?

Photo Location: Oceanographer Canyon, southeastern wall, 1246-891m
Photo Date: 20130814T160419Z