Maybe it is because we have different senses of humour.
Is it in the Brittle Star group, or the Sea Star group?
Hey Rosborne
Sea Star Group from what I have read!
I think it could be a sea star from the genus Fromia, probably a Fromia Monilis from a specific environment..
Oh - I'm not too good at this! Don't think it is from that genus.
so..... clue: phylum Echinodermata, Asteroidea.
Obviously, Fromia is part of that..
Oh, sorry - I am useless at this..... OK hold on....
"Beautiful sea star with flattened body and 5 thin arms. Large marginal plates, dark and light brown in colour (in a random pattern). The upper disk plates are smaller, burnt orange colour. 12 cm diameter.
Encountered along the deep reef, in rubble areas.
Unique.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific "
Taken from the Facolta Discineze Universita Politicnica Delle Marche
Iconaster Longimanus (Icon sea star) :
Oh - good for you (phew phew phew!!!)
Isn't that lovely?
It's a beautiful animal, and very unusual. I hadn't seen one before. In searching for the critter I was amazed at the range and varieties of Sea Stars and Brittle Stars there are out there.
Even among the same species (variety) they are very varied. Did you notice that the one Francis posted has four legs, and the original one posted had five.
Who knew there could be that many a? and NO - I hadn't noticed Francis was legless - all the stuff I was reading said 5 legs ....mmmmm! Who knew! Great thread this, Rosborne - look forward to the next one
Izzie wrote:Who knew there could be that many a? and NO - I hadn't noticed Francis was legless - all the stuff I was reading said 5 legs ....mmmmm! Who knew! Great thread this, Rosborne - look forward to the next one
Have you run through the thread from the beginning? We've covered some pretty cool animals.
Francis is up...
K - not sure what to ask....
so
fresh or salt?
Looks like a Lumpsucker of some kind, but I can't find the species. Am I on the right track?
