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Starfish -family Benthopectinidae, Cheiraster sp

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Description

Starfish -family Benthopectinidae, Cheiraster sp. The large lump wasdiagnosed to be an infection caused by a parasitic barnacle.

Credit

NOAA/OAR/OER, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, Leg 3.

Display Date

20160618T015417Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Mariana