A view of the brittle stars carpeting the seafloor near the oxygen minimum zone at Surveyor Seamount during Dive 05 of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition.
Brittle Stars
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A view of the brittle stars carpeting the seafloor near the oxygen minimum zone at Surveyor Seamount during Dive 05 of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition.