Hundreds of Spinophiura brittle stars can be found clinging to nearly all lava flows within Axial Seamount's caldera. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1635; V13
Brittle stars of the species Spinophiura jolliveti are very abundant on all the lava rocks at Axial Seamount within the caldera. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF.