A rarely seen pink brittlestar on an octocoral (soft coral). Image captured by the Little Hercules ROV at 1517 meters depth on a site referred to as 'Baruna Jaya IV - Site 1' on August 1, 2010.
Pink Brittlestar
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).
A rarely seen pink brittlestar on an octocoral (soft coral). Image captured by the Little Hercules ROV at 1517 meters depth on a site referred to as 'Baruna Jaya IV - Site 1' on August 1, 2010.