This large (over 20 centimeters from arm tip to arm tip) brittle star (Ophiomusa lymeni) is very common on soft sediments in the Gulf of Mexico.
Brittle Star
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
This large (over 20 centimeters from arm tip to arm tip) brittle star (Ophiomusa lymeni) is very common on soft sediments in the Gulf of Mexico. Download larger version (jpg, 996 KB).
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