Basket Star
by Science Photo Library
Title
Basket Star
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Basket star (Gorgonocephalus chilensis). Basket stars are a group of brittle stars. Brittle stars are related to starfish but, unlike starfish, they can crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms. This specimen was found at a depth of 500 metres, on the Bellingshausen Sea continental shelf, Antarctica.
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September 24th, 2018
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