Crinoid and a Nudibranch (Sea Jewel), Pacific Ocean
Strange these two creatures are together. Not sure what is going on. From a pervious posting I defined Crinoids.
They are not a plant but an animal. Nudibranch are a sea slug. A Kiss , a bump, or a fight? The Nudibrach is a Phyllidia Varicosa first identified in 1801.
That is about the time Chris and I started diving.