A brittle star with banded arms on pink coral underwater.
Brittle Star
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This brittle star with its arms intertwined in the branches of a Hemicorallium coral was observed during Dive 16 of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition at a depth of 1,892 meters (6,207 feet).