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A brittle star with its legs in an odd posture - seemingly angular bends asopposed to nice smooth curves

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Description

A brittle star with its legs in an odd posture - seemingly angular bends asopposed to nice smooth curves. Did this brittle star excavate the sedimentthat it is residing upon?

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs

Display Date

20150429T194359Z

Location

hiting Seamount approximately 550 meters

Category

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Oceano Profundo 2015