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Large white pancake urchin (Araeosoma fenestratum)

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Description

Large white pancake urchin (Araeosoma fenestratum). A commensalbrittle star can be seen . The urchin's tube feet areextended upward. Is this urchin upside down?

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard

Display Date

20141006T145557Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collections

Modern Expeditions

Our Deepwater Backyard 2014