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pl23_sanc0448.jpg

A cluster of male ruby brittle stars (Ophioderma rubicundum) atop a brain coral

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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.

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