A chrysogorgiid octocoral seen with a brittle star on bare coral skeleton, which is unusual as brittle stars are usually associated with healthy coral tissue.
Octocoral
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017 American Samoa. Download larger version (jpg, 1.0 MB).

A chrysogorgiid octocoral seen with a brittle star on bare coral skeleton, which is unusual as brittle stars are usually associated with healthy coral tissue.

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