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Closeup of a purple feather star crinoid that appears to be crawling to the topof a broken sponge stalk. Note the legs that are not attached to the stalk. Thesmall cream-colored oval creature might be a flatworm.
Credit
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana
Display Date
20150817T214021Z
Location
Hawaii, Gardner Terrace
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana