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pl23_expn3085.jpg

A shell (urchin?) and a xenophyophore on top of a brittle star

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Description

A shell (urchin?) and a xenophyophore on top of a brittle star. Did the brittle star burrow underneath the xenophyophore? Note the small stalkedcrinoid to the left of the shell.

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard

Display Date

20140929T184747Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collections

Modern Expeditions

Our Deepwater Backyard 2014