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Starfish wrapping its stomach around a bamboo coral. Probably Hippasteriaimperialis as they seem to lack the spiky back of H. muscipula. (Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana)
Credit
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana
Display Date
20150921T223956Z
Location
Pacific Ocean, ESE of Johnston Atoll, Lone Cone
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana