The gorgonian octocoral Paramuricea. This coral invariably has a single associated brittle star wrapped in its branches.

Image ID: expl2556, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Photo Date: 2005 August 14
Credit: North Atlantic Stepping Stones Science Party, IFE, URI-IAO; NOAA/OAR/OER

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