The basket star Gorgonocephalus sp. atop a boulder surrounded by a pink Stylaster sp. hydrocoral

The brittle stars, Ophiura sarsi, often carpet the seafloor of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. They can move remarkably fast. Image courtesy of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

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