A brittle star of the genus Asteroschema with its arms entwined around the branches of the octocoral, Metallogorgia sp.


A brittle star, genus Asteroschema, with its arms entwined around the branches of the octocoral, Metallogorgia sp. The brittle star extends its arms to feed on small plankton that drift by.

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