TerumbuMay 9
An orange starfish - Echinoderm
#gili #giliislands #lombok #singapore #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #weekend #ocean #sealife #marinelife #starfish #reef #seastar #echinoderms
TerumbuApr 22
Starfish with 7 arms - Echinoderms
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #singaporedivers #ocean #sealife #marinelife #echinoderms #starfish
charring auhApr 2
#echinoderms have internal skeletons made of hard plates usually covered with spines
TerumbuMar 27
Starfish
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #starfish #echinoderms
MattMar 4
Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium), Anilao. These are always worth checking for commensal shrimp and crabs, and they often get all the attention, but urchins are also pretty cool in their own right. #MarineLife #echinoderms #Invertebrates 🌿
Public Domain Image ArchiveMar 1

From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/917f0e27-3097-46ac-855b-3e01070c1fe6

#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain

Public Domain Image ArchiveFeb 23

From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/6cdf75a7-dccf-49c9-ab98-8194eed88265

#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain

Public Domain Image ArchiveDec 25

Great Barrier Reef Echinoderms (1893) by William Saville-Kent, from The Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Source: RawPixel / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5d14f28e-79f6-4809-9d38-36012f90dd9c

#biodiversity #fish #invertebrates #echinoderms #australia #corals #art #publicdomain

Show threadRichard RatheDec 25

@PhoenixSerenity

Here is a "plumbing" diagram of a typical #starfish #locomotion system from: https://labellocation.blogspot.com/2023/04/40-starfish-anatomy-labeled.html

Alt: diagram showing water taken in on top, routed thru a circular tube, and delivered to the hydraulic feet

Amazing! #Nature #Echinoderms

Public Domain Image ArchiveDec 11

From Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition (1917).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryInternet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2571ad9f-7ade-48e2-a681-2da7c35c1cad

#collage #marine #biology #sea #oceans #starfish #echinoderms #art #publicdomain