#NewSpecies
New brittle star from #taiwan just surfaced:

Breviturma securis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/0385423B-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #BreviturmaSecuris

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #biodiversity#conservation #animals #echinodermata #asterozoa #seastar #brittlestar

Illustrated chart on Ophidiaster Ophidianus, aka Purplesea star. Up left a gouache and water colour pencils illustration of a purple specimen. Up right a drawn map of its distribution. Middle right a rough taxonomic categorisation. Down left a short description of appearance, habitat, diet, movement, defensive behaviour, reproduction, larval stages.

Here is the 3rd illustrated #chart for my big #pastel artwork, featuring 12 #SeaStar species. This is on the Ophidiaster Ophidianus 🦑

#MarineLife #artinprogress #art #MarineBiology #echinodermata #echinoderms #starfish #asteroidea #asterozoa #BabySteps #sketches #gouache

Illustrated chart on Marthasterias Glacialis, aka spiny sea star. Up left a gouache and acrylic paint illustration of a greenish specimen. Up right a drawn map of its distribution. Middle right a rough taxonomic categorisation, down left a short description of appearance, habitat, diet, movement, defensive behaviour, reproduction, larval stages.

Here is the 2nd #chart for my big #pastel artwork, featuring 12 #SeaStar species. I'm learning about them as I go. This is on the Marthasterias Glacialis. 🦑

#MarineLife #artinprogress #art #MarineBiology #echinodermata #echinoderms #starfish #asteroidea #asterozoa #BabySteps #sketches #gouache