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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
Northern Basket Star
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Giant Basket
The Giant Basket star comes out at night to feed on plankton.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Ruby Brittle
A Ruby Brittle Star spawning.
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(Opens in new window) Crinoid, Golden
Golden Crinoid on reef.
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(Opens in new window) Crinoid, Golden
Golden Crinoids on reef.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns seastar eating coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Crown of Thorns
The Crown of Thorns Sea star has many sharp spines on its back to protect itself.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Cushion
Cushion Star, Utila.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, Orange-footed
Orange-footed sea cucumber feeding on plankton
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Horse
Horse Star, Maine, a cold water sea star
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Purple
The purple Sea urchin has sharp spiones to protect against predators.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
Northern Sea Star regenerating limbs.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Winged
Winged Sea Star (Pteraster militaris) and Blood Star , Maine
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(Opens in new window) Sun star, Spiny
A Spiny Sun Star approaches a Winged Sea star, it's preferred prey.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Green
A close-up of the mouth of a Green Sea urchin, called Aristotles lantern.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Giant Basket
A Basket star is curled up during the day to protect itself.
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(Opens in new window) Crinoid, Pacific
Pacific crinoid on a reef.
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(Opens in new window) Crinoid, Pacific
Pacific crinoid on a soft coral gorgonian.
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(Opens in new window) Crinoid, Golden
Detail of a Golden crinoid arm showing feather-like cirri.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
A Northern sea star feeding on a mussel.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
A group of Northern sea stars including one regenerating from a limb.
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(Opens in new window) Heart urchin, Red
A heart urchin is a relative of the sea urchin and the sand dollar. It feeds in the sand.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, Donkey Dung
The Donkey Dung sea cucumber feeds on organic material in the sand.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, Tiger Tail
The Tiger tail sea cucumber feeds by using its tentacles to sift through the sand on the bottom.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, Marmorata
This sea cucumber is eviscerating its intestines in an effort to thwart an attack.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
The Northern Sea star can regenerate an entire body from just one limb as long as there is still at least 1/5 of the body intact.
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(Opens in new window) Brittle star, Ruby
Male Ruby Brittle stars spawning and releasing sperm.
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(Opens in new window) Brittle star, Sponge
A brittle star on a tube sponge.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Linckia
The Linckia sea star is one species that is known to reproduce by intentionally breaking off one of its arms. The arm regenerates an entire body! This is called autotomy.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Green
A close-up of the tube feet (podia) of a Green Sea Urchin.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Long Spined
The Long-spined sea urchin has very sharp and painful spines. It is important for the health of the reef because it eats algae that can smother coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Choriaster
Sea stars, Fiji.
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(Opens in new window) Crinoid, Golden
The Golden crinoid is a relative of sea stars and sea urchins.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Basket
A basket star feeds in the nutrient rich waters of BC.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Basket
A basket star feeds in the nutrient rich waters of BC.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Blood
A blood star is a colorful member of the benthic community, BC.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, Orange
A sea cucumber uses its tentacles to feed in the plankton-rich waters.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, White
A sea cucumber uses its tentacles to feed in the plankton-rich waters.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Sunflower
A sunflower star in the Pacific Northwest is the largest sea star in the world.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Sunflower
A sunflower star in the Pacific Northwest is the largest sea star in the world.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Sunflower
A sunflower star in the Pacific Northwest is the largest sea star in the world.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Crown of Thorns
A Crown-of-thorns sea star on the coral, Hawaii.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Crown of Thorns
A Crown-of-thorns sea star on the coral, Hawaii.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Green
The green sea urchin is heavily fished for its roe. It's a delicasy in the far east.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Winged
The Winged sea star produces tiny, benthic offspring, instead of planktonic.
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(Opens in new window) Sea cucumber, Orange-footed
An Orange footed sea cucumber feeds on plankton using tiny arms to catch it.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star,
A sea star in the Galapagos
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(Opens in new window) Sea star,
Sea stars, Galapagos
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Pencil
Pencil urchins, Galapagos
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(Opens in new window) Sea star,
A Linckia sea star is regenerating arms lost via autotomy, a form of asexual reproduction
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(Opens in new window) Sea star,
A Linckia sea star is regenerating arms lost via autotomy, a form of asexual reproduction
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Winged
The Winged sea star produces tiny, benthic offspring, instead of planktonic.
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(Opens in new window) Sun star, Smooth
The Smooth sun star reachs 8 inches and has 7-14 arms.
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(Opens in new window) Sun star, Dawson
The Dawson sun star can reach 10 inches and has 8-13 arms.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is curled up when the tide is running strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sun star, Spiny
The Spiny sun star is a voracious predator that feeds on other sea stars.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
The arm of a Northern sea star is regenerating a new body and the rest of its arms.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
The arm of a Northern sea star is regenerating a new body and the rest of its arms.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Green
This shot of a Green sea urchin is using its tube feet to hold onto a rock.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern
An extreme close-up of the dermal denticles of the Northern sea star.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Winged
The Winged sea star produces tiny, benthic offspring, instead of planktonic.
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(Opens in new window) Sun star, Spiny
An extreme close-up of the dermal denticles of the Northern sea star.
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(Opens in new window) Sun star, Spiny
The Spiny sun star is a voracious predator that feeds on other sea stars.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A juvenile Northern Basket star feeds on the polyps of red soft coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A juvenile Northern Basket star feeds on the polyps of red soft coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A juvenile Northern Basket star feeds on the polyps of red soft coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A juvenile Northern Basket star feeds on the polyps of red soft coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A juvenile Northern Basket star feeds on the polyps of red soft coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A juvenile Northern Basket star feeds on the polyps of red soft coral.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Horse
The Horse star is a cold water sea star that thrives in arctic waters.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Horse
The Horse star is a cold water sea star that thrives in arctic waters.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Horse
An extreme close-up of the dermal denticles of the Horse sea star.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A close-up of the body of a Northern Basket sea star.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Northern Basket
A Northern Basket star is open to feed on plankton when the current is not running too strongly.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Magnificent
Magnificent sea urchin, Astropyga magnifica, St. Vincent
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Magnificent
Magnificent sea urchin, Astropyga magnifica, St. Vincent
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Cushion
Mouth detail, Cusion star, Culcita sp., Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Flower
Flower Urchin, Toxopneustes pileolus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This urchin is extremely venomous and has caused fatalities.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Flower
Flower Urchin, Toxopneustes pileolus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This urchin is extremely venomous and has caused fatalities.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Flower
Flower Urchin, Toxopneustes pileolus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This urchin is extremely venomous and has caused fatalities.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Flower
Flower Urchin, Toxopneustes pileolus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This urchin is extremely venomous and has caused fatalities.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star,
Sea star, Fromia monilis, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Brittle
Brittle star on Protoreaster sp. sea star, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin,
Sea urchin, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Brittle
Brittle star on Protoreaster sp. sea star, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Brittle
Brittle star on Protoreaster sp. sea star, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Brittle
Brittle star on Protoreaster sp. sea star, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Linckia
Linckia sea star, Mantanani Island, Malaysia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Chocolate Chip
Chocolate Chip sea star, Proreaster nodosus, Mabul Island, Malaysia.
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(Opens in new window) Basket star, Giant
Juvenile Giant basket sea star (Astrophyton muricatum), Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands, Caribbean.
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(Opens in new window) Sea urchin, Antarctic
Antarctic Sea urchin, Sterechinus neumayeri, with camouflage attached, Antartica.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Antarctic
Antarctica Sea star, Odontaster validus, attacking Antarctic sea urchin, Sterechinus neumayeri, Antartica.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Antarctic
Pair of feeding Antarctic sea stars, Odontaster validus, Antartica.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Antarctic
Antarctic Sea star, Odontaster validus, Antartica.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Antarctic
Antarctic Sea star, Odontaster validus, Antartica.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Choriaster
Choriaster sea star, Choriaster granulatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Caribbean Cushion
Detail of Caribbean Cushion Sea star, Oreaster reticulatus, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Caribbean Cushion
Detail of Caribbean Cushion Sea star, Oreaster reticulatus, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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(Opens in new window) Urchin, Variegated
Variegated Urchin, Lytechinus variegatus, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Caribbean Cushion
Detail of Caribbean Cushion Sea star, Oreaster reticulatus, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Caribbean Cushion
Detail of Caribbean Cushion Sea star, Oreaster reticulatus, West Palm Beach, Florida.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Choriaster
Choriaster Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus), Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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(Opens in new window) Sea star, Linckia
Linckia sea star reproducing from a single autotomized linb, Maldives, Indian Ocean.