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![A pycnogonid sea spider crawling on what looks like a dead coral bush expn3047.jpg A pycnogonid sea spider crawling on what looks like a dead coral bush](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expn3047.jpg)
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A pycnogonid sea spider crawling on what looks like a dead coral bush. Purpleoctocorals are colonizing the lower reaches of the dead appearing bush. Smallpink brittle stars and numerous zoanthids are also colonizing the bush. Awhitish grey crinoid is seen below the sea spider.
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard
Display Date
20140928T181643Z
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collections
Modern Expeditions
Our Deepwater Backyard 2014