It's a sponge.
Scientific name is Cladorhiza concrescens.
It was first identified by noted marine zoologist Alexander Agassiz from a dredged sample in 1888.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Cladorhizidae
Genus: Cladorhiza
Hard to believe it's not man-made! 
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