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A large bamboo octocoral with yellow feather star crinoids near thebase and a whitish brown feather star crinoid in the right most branches

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Description

A large bamboo octocoral with yellow feather star crinoids near thebase and a whitish brown feather star crinoid in the right most branches. Nobrittle stars are in its branches but dead branches are teeming with brittlestarsat its base and even one large brisingid starfish.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Display Date

20130804T202201Z

Location

Mytilus Seamount, north side, 3271-2750m

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition