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Description
Octocoral squirming with brittlestars. Why are so many brittle starsliving on this one coral? Coral - family Coralliidae Hemicorallium nr. laauense.
Credit
NOAA/OAR/OER, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, Leg 1.
Display Date
20160508T224723Z
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Mariana