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Description
A cluster of male ruby brittle stars (Ophioderma rubicundum) atop a brain coral. These males will soon release sperm during a night-time spawning event. (Image credit: NOAA/NOS/NMS/FGBNMS; National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library | G.P. Schmahl)
Credit
NOAA/NOS/NMS/FGBNMS; National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
Photographer
G.P. Schmahl
Location
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Collection
Sanctuaries
Flower Garden Banks NMS
NOAA Affiliation
Sanctuary Superintendent
Keywords
Sanctuary
Invertebrates