prev Pygmy seahorse, (Hippocampus denise) (Goabesar, Farondi)
Those might be Odontosyllis worms (polychaetes) wrapped around the gorgonian.
Of course, brittle stars are another possibility. Some just don't look bristly enough.
How about the upper left corner? A fire worm? Chloeia?
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"Pygmy seahorse, (Hippocampus denise) (Goabesar, Farondi)
Those might be Odontosyllis worms (polychaetes) wrapped around the gorgonian.
Of course, brittle stars are another possibility. Some just don't look bristly enough.
How about the upper left corner? A fire worm? Chloeia?"