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My NEW paper on #Okeanos CAPSTONE sea stars dropped today! published in @Zootaxa! Of the 20 specimens collected, 12 were NEW (i.e. undescribed species!). One was only seen on video but image allowed ID of specimen from @Le_Museum collections! THREAD! mapress.com/zt/article/vie…
Milteliphaster monstrosus NEW! Name alludes to the bristling spines! Imaged in the Marianas but specimen from the Solomon Islands! (@Le_Museum) collections! Turns out there were loose spines everywhere! maybe feeding on pedinid urchins? #echinoday 
@Zootaxa @Le_Museum We saw this cute little star during my dive on 1706 #Okeanos! A goniasterid I named for the ship! Okeanosaster hohonui! Species is the Hawaiian word for deep, befitting its depth of 1743-3304 m occurrence! #echinoday
*laugh* I normally avoid these refs..but WOW. REAL LIFE Sponge bob and Patrick! #Okeanos Retreiver seamount 1885 m
Scientific names: Hertwigia (sponge) and Chondraster (starfish) #Okeanos
Chondraster (Patrick) feeding on other non-Patrick colored sponges!
