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Description
Deep sea coral. Pennatulacea ? coral. What is the white material at the crown?The stalk has at least three moderate sized anemones. An ophiuroid brittlestar is entwined in the stalk and branches while the arm of a large whitebrittle star is seen in the lower left.
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition
Display Date
20130720T183128Z
Location
Veatch Canyon, center to west side 2108-1969m
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition