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August 24, 2021: Brisingid Sea Star

This brisingid sea star was observed feeding with its arms extended upward into the water column during a dive on the Blake Escarpment, over 140 miles off the coast of South Carolina during the Windows to the Deep 2018: Exploration of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin expedition.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2018. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

This brisingid sea star was observed feeding with its arms extended upward into the water column during a dive on the Blake Escarpment, over 140 miles off the coast of South Carolina during the Windows to the Deep 2018: Exploration of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin expedition.