Keywords: fgbnms flower garden banks male ruby brittle star coral worms corals gp schmahl/noaa schmahlnoaa starfish seastars arms animal Male ruby brittle stars sit atop a brain coral in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, not long before a mass coral spawning event in the sanctuary. Every year, 7-10 days after the August full moon, the reef-building corals put on one of the most abundant spawning displays in the entire Caribbean! Photo Credit: G.P. Schmahl/NOAA Male ruby brittle stars sit atop a brain coral in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, not long before a mass coral spawning event in the sanctuary. Every year, 7-10 days after the August full moon, the reef-building corals put on one of the most abundant spawning displays in the entire Caribbean! Photo Credit: G.P. Schmahl/NOAA |