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A brittle star (Ophiocreas) wraps its arms around the branches of a Metallogorgia coral

A brittle star (Ophiocreas) wraps its arms around the branches of a Metallogorgia coral. Note the eight extended tentacles on each polyp on the right side of the colony. The name “Octocorallia’ is derived from the eight tentacles.

Photo Date: 2005 August 18

Author: North Atlantic Stepping Stones Science Party, IFE, URI-IAO; NOAA/OAR/OER/ NOAA
License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Public domain)
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