Tag: Feather Star

A feather star with its delicate, feathery arms against a black background. The pink-red arms are tightly coiled and display the delicate pattern of the pinnules.
A free-swimming vivid pink feather star elegantly spreads its feathered arms against a deep blue background. The delicate, feathery structures of the echinoderm are perfectly visible and show the characteristic radial symmetry of these nocturnal filter feeders.
A large gorgonian sea fan grows from a colourful reef wall out into the blue water. Several black feather stars have settled on the coral, using it as an elevated position to filter food particles from the current.
A black feather star perches on a large orange gorgonian fan, spreading its feathered arms elegantly into the blue water. The image shows the typical symbiosis between crinoids and gorgonians, with the feather star using the elevated position to filter-feed.
A large black feather star colony has settled on a colourful coral block encrusted with pink and yellow soft corals. The elegant feathery arms of the crinoids are spread wide, filtering plankton from the water column, while the clear blue water in the background underlines the health of the reef.
A feather star sits on a large orange gorgonian in a tropical coral reef. The soft coral displays its typical fan-like structure while the feather star has its feathery arms extended to filter food from the water.
A diver swims above a colourful coral reef on which a large group of feather stars has spread their characteristic feathery arms. The violet-pink feather stars form an impressive contrast against the orange and red soft corals in the foreground.
A colorful squat lobster in purple and yellow sits between the arms of a crinoid.
A tiny fish hides among the arms of a feather star.
The macro photo shows the delicate, feathery arms of a feather star in warm orange-golden tones. The fine pinnulae (lateral branches) are perfectly structured, showing the characteristic feathered anatomy of these echinoderms. Due to their structure they provide an ideal habitat for various symbionts, including the shrimp visible here.