A cluster of male ruby brittle stars (Ophioderma rubicundum) atop a brain coral. These males will soon release sperm during a night-time spawning event.
2/11/2019 10:31:05 AM
Photographer: G.P. Schmahl
Affiliation: Sanctuary Superintendent
Credit: NOAA/NOS/NMS/FGBNMS; National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
Location: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Subject: Sanctuary
Subject: Invertebrate