Several brittle stars have their arms wrapped around the branches of an octocorallian sea fan (Plexauridae) 1120 meters depth in Exuma Sound.

Several brittle stars have their arms wrapped around the branches of an octocorallian sea fan, family Plexauridae, at 1,120 meters (3,675 foot) depth in Exuma Sound. Image courtesy of Bahamas Deep-Sea Coral Expedition Science Party, NOAA-OE.

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