Starfish
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #starfish #echinoderms
A pale yellow colored basket star in an aquarium. It’s reflection can be seen on the inside glass of the aquarium, and a burrowing cucumber is visible in the background, while a white plumose is in the foreground.
Aster, a basket star at the Seattle Aquarium, 2021
#MarineLife #SeaStars #Echinoderms #PugetSound #PNW #Photography #GorgonocephalusEucnemis #ColorADay #YellowThu
Just echoing this! It's been a great first few weeks with the OYSTER group.
Beyond the sea cucumber research, I'm here for the community. Excited to keep building a supportive space and better opportunities for fellow marine ECRs!
#EvoDevo #Microscopy #Echinoderms
A sea urchin on sand. It has short spines arranged in clumps; they have whitish bulbs below the tip. There is a ring of longer yellow spines at the base of the urchin. Many of the spines have electric blue rings on the lower sections. The body of the urchin is tan-coloured with darker areas. #UnderwaterPhotography #Wildlife #WildlfiePhotography
Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium), Anilao. These are always worth checking for commensal shrimp and crabs, and they often get all the attention, but urchins are also pretty cool in their own right.
#MarineLife #echinoderms #Invertebrates 🌿
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From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).
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#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain
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From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive
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#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain
Crinoids inside⬇️ #Echinoderms!
Hello Ladies & Gentlemen! In honour of the season of love, The Persaud Foundation is releasing a series of 6 digital Valentine’s day cards. These cards are a fantastic way to express your affection in an oceanic fashion to that special someone in your life, & will be posted across all of our social media platforms one per day until Valentine’s Day. Today’s card features a vibrant sea star & the sweet phrase “You are the brighest star(fish)!”. Thank you all for your support this Valentine’s Day Season, & we’ll “see”, you tomorrow for another card!
#seastar #echinoderms #valentinesday #valentinesdaycard #love #loveisintheair #sciencecommunication #ocean #sea #oceanscience #marinescience #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #sciencenonprofit #fyp
Some nice find in a tuff block ⬇️
[Sea Urchin Fossil/Fossil Echinoderms]
#Fossil #Seaurchin #Echinoderms #ParcoAltaMurgia #Italy #Apulia
Small old fashioned borosilicate specimen jar with frosted glass rim and knobbed lid. Inside against a dark blue background is a five legged brittle star made of small woven white cylindrical beads
Another experiment with glass specimen jars. Beaded #BrittleStar on a blue background. I rather like this one
#BeadWeaving #Benthic #MarineBiology #Ophiuroids #Echinoderms
#Echinoderms are the best #Invertebrate.
Next Up we Present Family Ambulacraria consiting of multi armed Sea Stars, flowing Sea Lilies, spiky Sea Urchins, helpful Sea Cucumbers and Tidy Acorn Worms Members include Asterozoa: Dazzle The Sunflower Star, Grow The Sunflower Star, Cruce The Crown -of-Thorns, Martyr The Crown-Of-Thorns, Boister The Cushion Star, Kup The Common Star, Frail The Brittle Star, Fractal The Basket Star Crinoidea: Plume The Sea Lily, Passion The Feather Star Echinodea: Ornate The Sea Urchin, Rococo The Crowned Urchin, Florid The Fire Urchin, Baroque The Sand Dollar Holothuroidea: Gherkin The Sea Apple, Dill The Giant Snot Cucumber, Cornichon The Chief Sea Cucumber, Kirby The Sea Pig Hemichordate: Akran The Acorn Worm, Nutmeg The Acorn Worm
Next Up we Present Family Ambulacraria consiting of multi armed Sea Stars, flowing Sea Lilies, spiky Sea Urchins, helpful Sea Cucumbers and Tidy Acorn Worms
#SonicTheHedgehog #SonicOcs #Sonic_Elements_Species_Safari #AJTheElementalgod #Ambulacraria #Echinoderms
Protoreaster nodosus (aka chocolate chip sea star🍪) has an unusual "diamond-type” stereom. How is it formed?
➡️📃Humański et al., 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#echinoderms #biominerals
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Seafloor shrubbery
Bright yellow crinoid, a filter feeder, dates back 480 million years, resembling a feather star or sea lily.
#MarineLife #Echinoderms #UnderwaterLandscapes
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From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive
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#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain
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From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive
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#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain
Have you ever heard of a brittle star? Recently, we published a fascinating article on the subject of the Brooding Snake Star (Amphipolis squamata)! The Brooding Snake star is a small species of Brittle Star, found across the British Isles. It is closely related to a sea star, & has 5 cephalopod-like arms that it uses to swim around. Brittle stars get their name from the behaviour of shedding their arms when they feel threatened. They are known to be found under rocks, in seagrass meadows, & in rocky tide pools. Though they can be found in tide pools, they favour deeper environments. Brooding Snake Stars tend to be very shy creatures, & will avoid interaction with humans. In this article, we will discuss the life & discovery of the Brooding Snake Star, the Mating Tactics, Strategies, Cycles, Practices, Procedures, & Habits Of The Brooding Snake Star, The Distribution Of The Brooding Snake Star, & the Scientific Detailings of the Brooding Snake Star. If you’d like to learn more about this peculiar serpentine creature, visit the link below or visit the website in our profile! https://www.thepersaudcatalog.org/post/the-brooding-snake-star-of-the-isle-of-man-amphipolis-squamata
#echinoderms #isleofman #uk #ocean #sea #intertidalzone #atlanticocean #animal #sealife #marinelife #oceanlife #marinebiology #marinescience #oceanscience #article #newsletter
The website for the 12th European Conference on #Echinoderms (London, July 2026) has gone live today. I am pleased to be involved as a member of the organising committee. Please spread the word: www.euroechino.net
Sea urchins - echinoderms
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #urchon #echinoderms
A tank with sunflower stars (marine creatures) Might be as many as 15. They are bunched together, overlapping each other. Color is variable from deep orange to more crimson.
Scientists needed a way to identify 1 radial creature from another among #sunflower stars. Imagine clock face on each star. Number the legs based on a DOT that each star has. Moving clockwise from DOT, first LEG from is 1, next is 2, and so on. #echinoderms #radial
7 rowboats rest on a dock with open water behind them. The boats are all different colors, including a red one. Beyond the dock is a point of land with trees.
Yes, it can be October and puffy white clouds. @fridayharbor.bsky.social
Thank you @nswa.bsky.social for our field trip to Friday Harbor labs. #invertebrates #echinoderms #eyes
Holothuroid - Sea cucumber
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #diveandstay #giliair #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #echinoderms #holothuroid
A sea cucumber - Holothuroid
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #seacucumber #echinoderms
Cushion starfish
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #echinoderms #starfish
Holothuroid - Sea cucumber
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #reef #seacucumber #echinoderms #holothuroid
Luzon sea star - Echinaster luzonicus
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #seastar #echinoderms
A California sea cucumber looking for lunch in the tide pool at the Seattle Aquarium
#MarineLife #Echinoderms #Invertebrates #PNW #PugetSound #Photography #VacuumOfTheSea
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From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive
pdimagearchive.org/images/917f0e27-3097-46a...
#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain
A galaxy of spiny brittle stars to captivate you for a moment, with a few strawberry anemones thrown in for good measure, at the Monterey Bay aquarium, California
#MarineLife #SeaStars #BrittleStars #WestCoast #MBARI #Echinoderms #Ophiocoma