An orange sea star clings to thin white coral branches, some with small polyps, some without, against the dark background of the deep sea.
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Sea Star Eating Coral
This sea star (Atheraster arandae) was seen eating a bamboo coral (Jasonisis sp.) while diving on Rose Atoll during the 2017 American Samoa expedition
Credit

NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2017 American Samoa

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