Crinoid (Pentometrocrinus sp.) swimming in the water column. This dive site had a high population of Pentometrocrinus; a specimen of this organism was collected during out dive. The only other specimen of this organism at the Smithsonian was collected in 1963 and was not fully intact, making this new collection very important to science. This may also have been the first observation of this species swimming.
Crinoid
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Crinoid (Pentometrocrinus sp.) swimming in the water column. This dive site had a high population of Pentometrocrinus; a specimen of this organism was collected during out dive. The only other specimen of this organism at the Smithsonian was collected in 1963 and was not fully intact, making this new collection very important to science. This may also have been the first observation of this species swimming.
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