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Starfish, brittlestars, sea urchins & sea cucumbers (Echinodermata) gallery

Asterina gibbosa cushion star. Copyright Sue Daly	Ophiothrix fragilis brittlestar bed. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Psammechinus miliaris. Copyright Sue Daly	Echinus esculentus and hermit crabs on grazed rock. Copyright Sue Scott
Echinus esculentus at Strome Narrows, Loch Carron on the west Scottish coast. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Crossaster papposus, sunstar . Copyright Sue Scott	Two individuals on sand. Copyright Joint Nature Conservation Committee	Entire individual on sea bed. Copyright Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Henricia oculata. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Small group of individuals on rocky substratum Copyright Joint Nature Conservation Committee	Amphiura filiformis arms protruding through sand. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Antedon petasus featherstar. Copyright Sue Scott
Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali spawning at the Blackstone, Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Feeding tentacles of Neopentadactyla mixta protruding from gravel. Copyright Sue Scott	Antedon bifida feather stars. Copyright Sue Scott	Common starfish Asterias rubens. A damaged small individual regrowing its arms is in the foreground. Copyright Sue Scott
Oral view of Asterias rubens eating a topshell. Copyright Sue Scott	Asterias rubens feeding on Mytilus edulis. Copyright Sue Scott	Asterias rubens on scallop shell. Copyright Sue Scott	Crossaster papposus. Copyright Sue Scott
Crossaster papposus next to sponge. Copyright Sue Scott	Leptometra celtica, deep water crinoid. Copyright Sue Scott	Luidia ciliaris. Copyright Sue Scott	Small spiny starfish. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Common starfish. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Large seven-armed starfish amongst brittle stars. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Cotton spinner. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Red starfish off Brittany. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Purple sea urchin. Copyright Sue Scott	Purple sea urchin and daisy anemone (Cereus peduncatus) in rock pool. Copyright Sue Scott	The cotton spinner, on Lee Rocks, Lundy. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Psammechinus miliaris on kelp. Copyright Sue Scott
Spatangus purpureus half out of course sediment Copyright JNCC	Echinocardium cordatum dug up from coarse sediment. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Cucumaria frondosa photographed off the Faroe Islands. Copyright Bernard Picton	A number of Echinocardium cordatum being dug up. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Asterina gibbosa on over turned boulder. Copyright Harvey Tyler-Walters	Psammechinus miliaris echinopluteus larvae, ca 17 days old with visible rudiment. Copyright Scottish Association for Marine Science	The sea gherkin Pawsonia saxicola at Stoke Point, Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Ophiocomina nigra at a depth of 15 m. Copyright SNH
Crossaster papposus. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Labidoplax digitata in sediment. Copyright Marco Faasse	Echinus esculentus at Lundy. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Antedon bifida Copyright Keith Hiscock
Aggregation of Ocnus planci on cobbles and pebbles. Copyright Joint Nature Conservation Committee	Female Psammechinus miliaris spawning eggs. Copyright Marine Biological Association of the UK	Male Psammechinus miliaris spawning sperm. Copyright Marine Biological Association of the UK	Ophiopholis aculeata Copyright Keith Hiscock
Bed of the brittlestar Ophiopholis aculeata. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Aslia lefevrei. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Psammechinus miliaris grazing kelp. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Astropecten irregularis. Copyright Keith Hiscock
The sea gherkin Pawsonia saxicola on rock. Copyright John Rundle	Pawsonia saxicola photographed against a seaweed background. Copyright John Rundle	Amphipholis squamata. Copyright Marco Faasse	Two Amphipholis squamata. Copyright Steve Trewhella
Marthasterias glacialis with Corella sp. and Botrylloides schlosseri under boulder. Copyright Judith Oakley	Marthasterias glacialis in rockpool. Copyright Judith Oakley	Porania (Porania) pulvillus. Copyright Sue Scott	Porania (Porania) pulvillus Copyright Sue Scott
Porania (Porania) pulvillus on the Manacles, Lizard Point, southwest Cornwall.. Copyright Robert Keen	The arms of Amphiura spp. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Deep sea cucumber from west of Scotland. Copyright SERPENT Project, the DEEPSEAS Group at NOC	Yellow colour morph of Asterina gibbosa. Copyright Jack Sewell
Marthasterias glacialis at 2 m depth, Wembury, South Devon. Copyright Guy Baker	Close up of arms and disc of Amphiura filiformis. Copyright Crown copyright	Echinus esculentus, the edible sea urchin. Copyright Crown copyright	Henricia oculata, the Bloody Henry starfish. Copyright Paul Newland
Luidia ciliaris, the seven armed stafish. Copyright Paul Newland	Anseropoda placenta specimens, larger specimen approximately 15 cm long. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri specimen. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Leptopentacta elongata specimen, approximately 5 cm long. Copyright Hilmar Hinz
Ophiopholis aculeata specimen, approximately 10 cm across. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Antedon bifida at Firestone Bay in Plymouth Sound. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Antedon bifida from a settlement plate on a pontoon. Copyright Judith Oakley	A group of Amphipholis squamata on a rocky shore. Copyright Judith Oakley
Ophiura ophiura at the Breakwater Fort in Plymouth Sound. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Solaster endeca near Lismore Island, western Scotland. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Solaster endeca at Loch Creran, west Scotland. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Psammechinus miliaris on the Scylla, Whitsand Bay, Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Ripe pinnules of Antedon bifida at Firestone Bay, Plymouth Sound. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Ripe pinnules of Antedon bifida at Firestone Bay in Plymouth Sound. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Antedon bifida juvenile at Firestone Bay in Plymouth Sound. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Echinus esculentus showing tube feet, spines and pedicellaria at the Mewstone in Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Close up of Echinus esculentus showing tube feet, spines and pedicellaria at the Mewstone, Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Asterina gibbosa at Bovisand, Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Asterias rubens spawning in West Scotland. Copyright Jason Hall-Spencer	Henricia oculata on Maerl beds in the Creag Gobhainn area of Loch Fyne at 15m depth. Copyright Jason Hall-Spencer
Henricia oculata at Strome Narrows, Loch Carron in Scotland. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Luidia ciliaris on the western side of the Eddystone reef, Plymouth. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri brooding its eggs on Modiolus beds at Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Copyright Bernard Picton	Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri brooding its eggs on Modiolus beds at Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Copyright Bernard Picton
Anseropoda placenta - at Lunga, Firth of Lorne, west Scotland. Copyright Bernard Picton	Anseropoda placenta - slightly burried at Bo na Surraig, Loch Tealasavay, west Scotland. Copyright Bernard Picton	Anseropoda placenta at Sgeir Hal, Loch Seaforth, west Scotland. Copyright Bernard Picton	Anseropoda placenta - Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Copyright Bernard Picton
Collection of Asterias rubens illustrating variation in size. Copyright www.seasurvey.co.uk	Crossaster papposus at Scapa Flow, Orkneys. Copyright Robert Keen	Ophiura ophiura at Three Cliffs Bay, Gower. Copyright Judith Oakley	Two Crossaster papposus showing range in size between juvenile and adult. Copyright www.seasurvey.co.uk
Echinocyamus pusillus, a tiny sea urchin. Copyright www.seasurvey.co.uk	Close up of Echinocardium cordatum. Copyright www.seasurvey.co.uk	Psammechinus miliaris hatting. Copyright Steve Trewhella	A heart urchin Echinocardium pennatifidum on coarse, clean sand. Copyright Paul Newland
Juvenile Asterias rubens. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Close up of Astropecten irregularis in a laboratory. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Medium-sized Crossaster papposus on some wood. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Cucumaria frondosa in a laboratory. Copyright Hilmar Hinz
Ophiura ophiura in a laboratory. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Psammechinus miliaris in a laboratory. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Dorsal view of Spatangus purpureus. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Ventral view of Spatangus purpureus. Copyright Hilmar Hinz
Dorsal view of a juvenile ophiuroid brittle star. Copyright Hilmar Hinz	Purple and white Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri. Copyright Paul Naylor	Lone black Ophiocomina nigra on a rock. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Small orange Luidia ciliaris individual. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Neopentadactyla mixta feeding tentacles. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Bright red Echinus esculentus individual. Copyright John Rundle	Echinus esculentus larva. Copyright John Rundle	Entangled Antedon bifida feathers. Copyright John Rundle
Aslia lefevrei tentacles. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Astropecten irregularis on a sandy seabed. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Henricia oculata in Doune. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Close up view of Luidia ciliaris arms and tube feet. Copyright Fiona Crouch
Ophiothrix fragilis arms waving upwards. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Marthasterias glacialis crawling under an overhand. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Marthasterias glacialis covered in dirt. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Luidia ciliaris on a sandy seabed. Copyright Fiona Crouch
Asterina gibbosa on a ledge. Copyright Fiona Crouch	Amphiura filiformis before burying itself in sand. Copyright Judith Oakley	Amphiura filiformis burying itself in sand. Copyright Judith Oakley	Amphiura filiformis in someone's hand. Copyright Judith Oakley
A large and a small Astropecten irregularis specimen. Copyright Judith Oakley	Many Asterias rubens individuals grouped together. Copyright Judith Oakley	Asterias rubens on a dark rock. Copyright Judith Oakley	Echinus esculentus in a laboratory. Copyright Judith Oakley
Mouth region of Echinus esculentus. Copyright Judith Oakley	Marthasterias glacialis on an intertidal rock. Copyright Judith Oakley	The sea potato Echinocardium cordatum partially buried in sand. Copyright Paul Newland	Antedon bifida under the overhang of a boulder. Copyright Judith Oakley
Antedon bifida under a small boulder. Copyright Judith Oakley	Astropecten irregularis on Aberavon beach. Copyright Judith Oakley	Astropecten irregularis on the shore at Three Cliff Bay. Copyright Judith Oakley	Juvenile Asterias rubens on a rocky shore. Copyright Judith Oakley
Pair of Asterias rubens on a sandy shore. Copyright Judith Oakley	Echinocardium cordatum on a sandy shore. Copyright Judith Oakley	Ophiothrix fragilis on kelp. Copyright Judith Oakley	Ophiothrix fragilis exposed on a rocky shore. Copyright Judith Oakley
Colourful Psammechinus miliaris specimen. Copyright Judith Oakley	Dark feeding tentacles of Aslia lefevrei. Copyright Paul Newland	Oral sides of one large and one small brittlestar. Copyright Nigel Sawyer	Labidoplax digitata partially buried in fine sand sediment. Copyright Paul Newland
Echinocardium cordatum with commensal Tellimya ferruginosa exposed at low tide. Copyright Jessica Winder	Series of photos of Echinocardium cordatum emerging from burrow at low tide in Port Eynon, Wales. Copyright Jessica Winder	The oral (underside) of the pea urchin. Copyright David Fenwick	The aboral (top) side of the pea urchin. Copyright David Fenwick
Close-up of the aboral (top) side of the pea urchin. Copyright David Fenwick	Close-up of the aboral (top) side of a cushion star found in an intertidal rockpool. Copyright David Fenwick	Close-up of the oral (underside) side of a cushion star found in an intertidal rockpool. Copyright David Fenwick	The aboral (top) side of a cushion star found in an intertidal rockpool. Copyright David Fenwick
Black brittlestar in an aquarium. Copyright David Fenwick	Bloody Henry starfish resting on the seabed Copyright Steve Trewhella	A heart urchin on the sea floor. Copyright Dylan Jones	A heart urchin on the sea floor. Copyright Dylan Jones
Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Copyright Sue Daly	The tip of a Marthasterias glacialis leg. Copyright Sue Daly	Anseropoda placenta on shelly sand. Copyright Sue Daly	Marthasterias glacialis feeding on Cancer pagurus, showing a large array of pedicellariae Copyright Paul Newland
Amphiura brachiata on sandy gravel. Copyright Steve Trewhella	A buried Amphiura brachiata with legs extended from under the sediment. Copyright Steve Trewhella	The cushion star Asterina gibbosa. Copyright Tabitha Pearman	A predatory Luidia ciliaris sea star. Copyright Paul Newland
A common brittlestar Ophiothrix fragilis. Copyright Tabitha Pearman	A bloody henry starfish Copyright Gordon Lang	Asterina phylactica with periwinkle. Copyright Rob Jutsum	Asterina phylactica Copyright Rob Jutsum
Asterina phylactica Copyright Rob Jutsum	Henricia oculata Copyright Steve Trewhella	Feeding tentacles of Neopentadactyla mixta Copyright Paul Newland	Echinus esculentus showing tube feet and pedicellaria. Copyright Paul Newland
Close up of central disc of Marthasterias glacialis showing mobile and wreath pedicellariae Copyright Paul Newland	Ophiothrix fragilis Copyright Andy Pearson	Two new arms formed on Marthasterias glacialis Copyright Gordon Lang	Echinus esculentus Copyright Gordon Lang
Crossaster papposus Copyright Gordon Lang	Solaster endeca Copyright Gordon Lang	Porania (porania) pulvillus Copyright Gordon Lang	Ophiocomina nigra Copyright Tabitha Pearman
Brissopsis lyrifera Copyright Eve Southward	Solaster endeca Purple Sea Star with a few cone shells Copyright Gordon Lang	Ophiocomina nigra (black brittlestar) Copyright Julian Madle

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