An unusual seastar with no arms (likely Tremaster mirabilis)– we saw several of these as we climbed upslope during Dive 05.
No Arms
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

An unusual seastar with no arms (likely Tremaster mirabilis) – we saw several of these as we climbed upslope during Dive 05.

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