Stars

Sea Stars and Basket Stars

Hemprich’s Star – アカウンモンホウキボシ

Hemprich’s Star – アカウンモンホウキボシ

Ophidiaster sp.I think that this is a Hemprich’s Star (Ophidiaster hemprichi). I am not sure s...
Spiny Brittle Star – クロクモヒトデ

Spiny Brittle Star – クロクモヒトデ

Spiny Brittle Star (Ophiocoma erinaceus) クロクモヒトデThe Spiny Brittle Star is very common. They are blac...
Brittle Starfish

Brittle Starfish

Brittle Starfish hide under rocks and coral in the day. They come out at night to feed. They can be ...
Yellow-spotted Star – ホウシャクモヒトデ

Yellow-spotted Star – ホウシャクモヒトデ

Yellow-spotted Star (Breviturma pica) ホウシャクモヒトデ – size 20cmThe Yellow-spotted Star is a Brittl...
Granular Star – カワテブクロ

Granular Star – カワテブクロ

Granular Star (Choriaster granulatus) カワテブクロI found a pair of Granular Stars at 150′ in Taveun...
Crown of Thorns Star – オニヒトデ

Crown of Thorns Star – オニヒトデ

Crown of Thorns Star (Acanthaster planci) オニヒトデ – size 55cmThe Crown of Thorns Star is not wel...
Cushion Star – マンジュウヒトデ

Cushion Star – マンジュウヒトデ

Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae) マンジュウヒトデ – size 25cmCushion Star are large and look like a...
Fisher’s Star

Fisher’s Star

Fisher’s Star (Mithrodia fisheri) size 50cmThe Fisher’s Star is a Hawaiian endemic Starf...
Red Velvet Star

Red Velvet Star

Red Velvet Star (Leiaster sp.) I think that this Red Velvet Star is Leiaster glaber. There is a lot ...
Sheriff Badge Star – ノコギリヒトデ

Sheriff Badge Star – ノコギリヒトデ

Sheriff Badge Star (Asteropsis carinifera) ノコギリヒトデ – size 17cmThe Sheriff Badge Starfish is sm...
Ophiomastix elegans オハグロクモヒトデ

Ophiomastix elegans オハグロクモヒトデ

Ophiomastix elegans オハグロクモヒトデOphiomastix elegans is a Brittle Star with a black central disc legs ar...
Feather Stars

Feather Stars

Feather Stars are also known as Crinoids. They are filter feeders with feather-like arms. They do ha...
Blue Linckia – アオヒトデ

Blue Linckia – アオヒトデ

Blue Linckia (Linckia laevigata) アオヒトデ – size 30cmThe Blue Linckia have fat round arms with ro...
Long Legged Brittle Star ウデナガクモヒトデ

Long Legged Brittle Star ウデナガクモヒトデ

Long Legged Brittle Star (Macrophiothrix Sp.) ウデナガクモヒトデA Brittle Star with very long legs. I am not ...
Black Spotted Starfish アカヒメジュズベリヒトデ

Black Spotted Starfish アカヒメジュズベリヒトデ

Black Spotted Starfish (Fromia milleporella) アカヒメジュズベリヒトデThe Black Spotted Starfish is orange with b...
Indian Sea Star アミメジュズベリヒトデ

Indian Sea Star アミメジュズベリヒトデ

Indian Sea Star (Fromia indica) アミメジュズベリヒトデAn Indian Sea Star. Amami Another Indian Sea Star. Amami
Neoferdina sp.

Neoferdina sp.

Neoferdina sp. is a juvenile Starfish about 3 cm across. I think that it could be Neoferdina cumingi...
Variable Starfish アズキイボヒトデ

Variable Starfish アズキイボヒトデ

Variable Starfish (Nardoa variolata) アズキイボヒトデThe Variable Starfish has variable appearances. The Jap...
Luzon Sea Star ルソンヒトデ

Luzon Sea Star ルソンヒトデ

Luzon Sea Star (Echinaster luzonicus) ルソンヒトデThe Luzon Sea Star varies in color from brown to green t...
Red Sea Star アカヒトデ

Red Sea Star アカヒトデ

Red Sea Star (Certonardoa semiregularis) アカヒトデThe Red Sea Star looks orange to me. They are more com...
Tiled Sea Star  ジュズベリヒトデ

Tiled Sea Star  ジュズベリヒトデ

Tiled Sea Star (Fromia monilis)  ジュズベリヒトデ also Peppermint and NecklaceThis Tiled Sea Star looks like...
Spotted Linckia ゴマフヒトデ

Spotted Linckia ゴマフヒトデ

Spotted Linckia (Linckia multifora) ゴマフヒトデThe Spotted Linckia is a common sea star in Hawaii, but th...
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