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| Image by Raymond Dy |
Crinoids are always that weird member of the Echinodermata that seems to get out from under the "weird animals" category.. maybe because they can be so ethereal and frankly, just so damn photogenic!
So, this week: Some Feather Star Fascination! Some Charismatic Crinoids! Here's some neat "best of" links about crinoids:
- The Crinoid Life Cycle: How Feather Stars (comatulid crinoids) show their relationship to stalked crinoids!(here)
- Urchins Attack! And Why Feather Stars Swim (here)
More Swimming!
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| Image by tdpriest |
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| Image by Jules Nene |
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| Image by Erwin Poliakoff |
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| Image by Raymond Dy |
Not only was this one caught swimming-but there's a crab holdin' on! Yowee!
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| Image by Raymond Dy |
and of course this video that is just about as soothing as anything you will watch an echinoderm do..
A crazy Splash of crinoid color!
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| Image by Sea Dog Diver |
A colorful but more muted color crinoid combo!
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| Image by Rene Cazalens |
This one seems to be "standing" on its arms. Unusual behavior!?
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| Image by Troy_Williams |
A fantastic one called "Crinoid Corona"
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| Another one by Troy_Williams |
This one is called "Honshu crinoid sunburst." Nice.
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| and yet another by Troy_Williams |
A nice shot showing crinoid and associated fish..
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| Image by Troy_Williams |
Wow! An unusual shot by Simon Marsh
A nicely posed Antarctic Promachocrinus kerguelenensis (maybe)
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| Image by Icy_Sea_Slugs |
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