Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

BRITTLE STARS! COLOR EXPLOSION!

Commensal brittle star (Ophiomaza cacaotica)
A big heads up thanks to Wild Singapore who took these lovely images!
This week is busy for travel, etc.. So what do you get? yes! Its time for BRITTLE STAR COLOR EXPLOSION!

Let's start out with some Arthur Anker goodness! 
Electric brittle-star (Ophiothrix sp), GBR, Australia
Brittle
Ophiothrix from Arthur Anker! 
A brilliant Ophiothrix savignyi by Alexander Semenov
Ophiothrix savignyi

Ophiothrix spp. below Fantastic images below by Michael Zeigler via Flickr...
Brittle Star
Brittle Star
Another brilliant Ophiothrix

Red-spined Brittle Star
Image by Mark Rosenstein
From Wild Singapore (and Rita Tan)! The commensal brittle star Ophiomaza cacaoticaMore on the biology here. 
Commensal brittle star (Ophiomaza cacaotica)
Commensal brittle star (Ophiomaza cacaotica)
It lives commensally on ANOTHER echinoderm! Feather stars!
Feather star with Commensal brittle star (Ophiomaza cacaotica)


Various shots of Ophiothela danae, a small brittle star that lives wrapped around gorgonian branches..
Tiny colourful brittle stars (Ophiothela danae)Tiny colourful brittle stars (Ophiothela danae)
Tiny colourful brittle stars (Ophiothela danae)

An outstanding ophiothricid in pink and blue...
IMG_8881
Image by Budak
This one from Wild Singapore looks the same
Unidentified brittle star


Ophiothricid on a sponge..
Brittle Star on a Sponge
Image by Steve Williams
Arm spines!
UW 004
Image by Mike Toy