黑羽海星附着在水下礁石景观的红色角 the gorgonian 扇形珊瑚上

feather star (Colobometra perspinosa) grips the branches of a red gorgonian sea fan coral on a deep reef wall, its feathery arms extended to filter plankton from the passing current. Feather stars often attach to gorgonian corals to reach elevated feeding positions unavailable at the seabed, a behaviour that links two filter-feeding species within the same reef microhabitat. 4K, wide angle, horizontal medium shot, scuba diver POV. Andaman Sea, Krabi Province, Thailand.