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A beautiful and fragile Antarctic basket star (Gorgonocephalus chilensis) collection from around 500m depth around Scott Island, north of the Ross Sea. Being a juvenile, the animal is about 12 cm across.
Credit: Dave Bowden, NIWA/ IPY-CAML TAN0802
