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Stalked Crinoid

By Sound Waves Newsletter
An ROV claw holds an orange sea animal with feathery, flowing arms deep on the Pacific Ocean floor with sand in the background
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D2 manipulator jaws are gently grasping the crown of a stalked crinoid (Phrynocrinidae) for a collection. This crinoid species has only been observed in the Celebes Sea, off Indonesia. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Discovering the Deep: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1703/dailyupdates/media/mar12-2.html

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