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A white sea star on a boulder and numerous white brittle stars on a pebble andsand substrate. The large starfish is Neomorphaster forcipatus (Stichasteridae). Numerous small brittle stars can be seen on the pebbly sea floor. One of thebrittle stars is draped over a large xenophyophore. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard)