Tens of millions of
brittlestars living arm tip to
arm tip were observed catching
passing food by Census CenSeam
researchers aboard the RV
Tanagaroa on a month-long
voyage to survey the Macquarie
Ridge. Dubbed 'Brittlestar
City', its cramped inhabitants
owe their success to the
seamount's shape and to the
swirling circumpolar
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Tens of millions of
brittlestars living arm tip to
arm tip were observed catching
passing food by Census CenSeam
researchers aboard the RV
Tanagaroa on a month-long
voyage to survey the Macquarie
Ridge. Dubbed 'Brittlestar
City', its cramped inhabitants
owe their success to the
seamount's shape and to the
swirling circumpolar current
flowing over and around it at
roughly four kilometers per
hour.
For more information visit the
Census of Marine Life website:
www.coml.org

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