Echinoderms Collection (#5)

Urchin (Echinus alexandri) Deep water - 75 fathoms - Bay of Biscay

Sea Cucumber Cotton Spinner (Holothuria forrkali) on rock with sponges and sea squirts

Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) adult, on reef, Ternate Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Sunflower Starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides) adult, in shallow water of sandy pool, Olympic N. P
Sunflower Starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides) adult, in shallow water of sandy pool, Olympic N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp. ) adult, suspended in seawater, Lembata Island, Solor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands
Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp.) adult, suspended in seawater, Lembata Island, Solor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Jungle Starfish, dried starfish sold as marine curios, in basket outside seaside shop, Cornwall, England, october

Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) Brachiolaria larva from left side / x 8 / late larval

Candy-cane Starfish (Fromia monilis) adult, on reef, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Blue Starfish (Linckia laevigata) two adults, on bommie with sponge and fish, Ameth Point, Nusa Laut, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Pencil-spined Sea Urchin (Eucidaris thouarsii) Shell / Galapagos

Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea sp. ) adult, extruding white sticky respiratory tubules in defensive action at night
Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea sp.) adult, extruding white sticky respiratory tubules in defensive action at night, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Starfish - Spiny (Marthasterias glacialis) close-up Duckpool, N. Cornwall / July
Starfish - Spiny (Marthasterias glacialis) close-up Duckpool, N.Cornwall / July

Ochre Seastar (Pisaster ochraceus) adults, on rocks at low tide, with tidepools and offshore sea stacks in distance, Second Beach, Olympic N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Nocturnal Pinkfish Sea Cucumber (Holothuria edulis) adult, on reef at night, Tutuntute, Wetar Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia

Heart Urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) test, washed up on beach strandline, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, july

Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) adult, stranded on pebble beach, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, january

Starfish - (Stichastrella rosea) eating a (Chlamys opercularis)

Brittlestar (Ophiuroidea sp. ) adult, on Soft Glomerate Tree Coral (Dendronephthya sp)
Brittlestar (Ophiuroidea sp.) adult, on Soft Glomerate Tree Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) in reef at night, Tutuntute, Wetar Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia

Blue Starfish (Linckia laevigata) adult, on brain coral, Pantar Island, Alor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Pacific Blood Starfish (Henricia leviuscula) two adults, exposed on rocks at low tide, Olympic N. P
Pacific Blood Starfish (Henricia leviuscula) two adults, exposed on rocks at low tide, Olympic N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Indian Seastar (Fromia indica) adult, on reef, Wayil, Wayilbatan, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Friant's Seastar (Nardoa frianti) adult, close-up of body, Ternate Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Urchin - Edible Sea Urchin(Echinus esculentus)crawling note lower left corner-extended tube

Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus) adult, extruding white sticky respiratory tubules in defensive action, Pulau Nailaka, Banda, near Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Sand Brittlestar (Ophiura ophiura) adult, on sandy seabed, Worbarrow Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, july

Ochre Seastar (Pisaster ochraceus) on rocks with incoming tide, Olympic N. P. Washington State, U. S. A
Ochre Seastar (Pisaster ochraceus) on rocks with incoming tide, Olympic N.P. Washington State, U.S.A

Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia marmorata) adult, ejecting sperm, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Sea urchins (Astropyga radiata). Sea urchins are echinoderms, relatives of the starfish. They possess a rigid body covered in numerous movable venomous spines, which protect them from predators

Brittle stars. Colour of the brittle star Ophiocoma wendtii during the day (top) and at night. This marine echinoderm changes colour in response to light

Cardinalfish (Apogon sp.) sheltering in a crinoid. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Featherstar on a reef
Featherstar (crinoid) on a reef. Photographed in Moto Mount, Indonesia

Brittlestars on soft coral
Brittlestars (Ophiothrix sp. spiny) and acoel flatworms (Waminoa sp. red) on soft coral. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Coral reef, Indonesia
Coral reef. Fusiliers (family Caesionidae) and surgeonfish (family Acanthuridae) swimming past featherstars (crinoids) on a reef in Moto Mount, Indonesia

Brittlestar on a reef
Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp. yellow) on a reef. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Brittlestars on sea pen
Brittlestar (Ophiothela sp. spiny) on a purple sea pen (Virgularia gustaviana). Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Fire urchin on a reef
Fire urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai) on a reef. This sea urchin has venomous spines and is able to inflict painful stings. Photographed in Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Red urchin (Astropyga radiata). Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Banded sea urchin on a reef
Banded sea urchin (Echinothrix calamaris, centre) on a reef. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Brittlestar on soft coral
Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp. yellow) on leather coral. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Elegant squat lobsters. Pair of elegant squat lobsters (Allogalathea elegans) perched at base of featherstar (crinoid). Photographed in Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Blotcheye soldierfish on a reef
Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis berndti) swimming over a barrel sponge (centre) and featherstars (crinoids, stripy) on a reef. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Sea cucumber and starfish. Burrowing sea cucumber (Neothyonidium magnum, centre) buried in the sand next to a granulated starfish (Choriaster granulatus, upper right)

Burrowing sea cucumber (Neothyonidium magnum, centre) buried deep in the sand. Only the tentacles of the sea cucumber, which it uses to feed, are above the sand

Graeffs sea cucumber

Sponge and featherstars on a reef
Sponge (phylum porifera, blue) and featherstars (crinoids, feathery) on a reef. Photographed in Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus). Sea cucumbers are scavengers that travel across the sea bed using their tentacles to search for plankton and the remains of other animals

Soft coral and sea squirts

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