Pisaster brevispinus or perhaps an overly pink P. ochraceus for #starfishSaturday
Pycnopodia/sunflower star recovery efforts! #starfishSaturday www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
surface of a biscuit star composed of smooth, convex plates
Closeup of surface on a biscuit star composed of many smooth flat to convex plates
lateral edge of a biscuit star composed of big smooth quadrate plates with concave surface
Abstract shots of Tosia magnifica-a goniasterid sea star from temperate Australia, showing off those smooth convex plates on its body surface! #echinoday #seastarSaturday #starfishSaturday
Yellow sea star with purple highlights sea star with 5 rays.
The dreaded Asterias amurensis, a sea star introduced to the temperate coast of Australia back in the 80s-90s fr. the North Pacific It has undergone insane population explosions and done significant damage to shellfish and local ecology #echinoday #seastarSaturday #starfishSaturday
11 armed sea star photographed from under glass showing off many hundreds of tube feet
11 armed sea star photographed from under glass showing off many hundreds of tube feet
From a visit to Melbourne, Australia in 2016! A lovely under shot of the 11 armed star Coscinasterias muricata showing off all those lovely asteriid tube feet! #echinoday #starfishSaturday #seastarSaturday
Pillow cushion star hanging out around some coral, round and puffy looking with dark red spots on yellow/gray, little bumpy towards the bottom
A pillow cushion star nestled amongst the coral, a pencil urchin is hanging out nearby but no touchy, star is round and lots of small stumpy spiny bumps on skin, brow/yellow/orange mottled
A lagoon brittle star zipping around a tide pool, so fast, so floppy. Black all over with small central body and five long bristle lined wriggly arms.
Some good chonky stars pans one zippy lanky boi for #SeastarSaturday #StarfishSaturday 🦑⭐️
This chonky mottled seastar is chowing down! #SeastarSaturday #StarfishSaturday #Evasterias