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DTIS and D. horridus

DTIS footage from 700m deep on a a slope from the Southern Hikurangi Margin, south-east of Wellington. The large starfish nestled amongst the Dermechinus horridus urchins is another filter-feeding echinoderm, Brisinga. The laser dots are 20 cm apart. The footage accompanying this was the first time D. horridus has been seen in video online. Credit: Caroline Chin