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A pink and a white brittle star entwined in the legs of a feather star crinoidadhering to the top of a dead sponge

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Description

A pink and a white brittle star entwined in the legs of a feather star crinoidadhering to the top of a dead sponge. Small hydroid bushes are also attached to the dead sponge.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150918T012533Z

Location

Johnston Atoll area, Southeast

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2015 Hohonu Moana