A close look at the coral rubble encountered during Dive 14 of Windows to the Deep 2021 revealed an abundance of spiky-armed brittle stars with soft, pink central discs. We collected this one from a depth of 822 meters (2,697 feet).
Brittle Star
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A close look at the coral rubble encountered during Dive 14 of Windows to the Deep 2021 revealed an abundance of spiky-armed brittle stars with soft, pink central discs. We collected this one from a depth of 822 meters (2,697 feet).