Image Archive

A brisingid starfish, orange anemone, and a soft-bodied echinothuriid sea urchin (the purple guy at bottom), clustered around a junction in the OOI electro-optical cable. 2900 meters depth, off the coast of Oregon. Photo credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1182, V19

Close-up of a deep-sea slime star (Hymenaster sp.) at 2900 meters depth, off the coast of Oregon. Photo credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1182, Dive J2-1182, V19

A rockfish and sea star rest among a bed of clams at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V15.

A skinny white sea star lying on the sediment between a clam bed and a carbonate outcrop at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

An orange sea star (likely Hippasteria californica) crawling over a clam bed at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

An unidentified sea star (possibly Henricia sp.) near one of the vents during a dive to the International District. It remained next to the chimney, despite the heat exuded by the vent plume. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive J2-1381; V21.

A zoroasterid sea star at Axial Seamount, likely Zoroaster spinulosus. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1721; V14.