Sea Star (Echinaster callosus). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Star (Echinaster callosus), showing detail of central upper part of animal. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Star (Echinaster callosus), showing detail of central upper part of animal. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Orange Marble Sea Star (Fromia monilis). Also known as Orange Marble Starfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Star (Fromia sp.). Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Orange Marble Sea Star (Fromia monilis). Also known as Orange Marble Starfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata). Also known as Eleven-arm Starfish. Found on reef rubble, sand and mud of southern and south eastern Australia, also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea star (Uniophora granifera). Found from Spencer Gulf, SA, to Solitary Islands, NSW, including Tas. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea star (Uniophora granifera), resting on seagrass. Found on reef rubble and seagrass beds in sheltered waters of Sa, Vic, Tas and NSW. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Seastar (Coscinasterias muricata). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, WA, to southern Qld. Also New Zealand. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Star (Gomophia sp.). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - juvenile. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Star (Astropecten sp.). Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Seastar (Coscinasterias muricata). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, WA, to southern Qld. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, vic, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), eating a deceased Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata). Photo taken under Blairgowrie Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata). Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata). Photo taken under Blairgowrie Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a bed of mussels. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a bed of mussels. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a discarded food can. Photo taken under Rye Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), resting on a pylon beneath Rye Pier. Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) amongst fire Coral. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Acropora Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Acropora Coral. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a bed of mussels. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a bed of mussels. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), showing detail of venomous spines and tube feet. Wounds from the spines can be very painful. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Alconarian Coral, Sea Star and Crinoid Feather Star reef scene. Photo was taken off Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Spiny Sea Star (Gomophia egeria), on a colony of Green Tube Coral (Tubastrea micrantha). Photo taken at the Fijian Islands. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Close detail of the extended tube feet of a Fisher's Sea Star (Mithrodia fisheri). Photo taken in Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Close detail of the extended tube feet of a Fisher's Sea Star (Mithrodia fisheri). Photo taken in Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Sunflower Seastar (Pycnopodia helianthoides). British Columbia, Canada. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Spurred Sea Stars (Patiriella calcar). A striking Sea star that genetically controls its colors of reds, oranges, browns, greens and blues. It is commonly found in tidal rockpools of southern and south eastern Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spurred Sea Stars (Patiriella calcar). A striking Sea star that genetically controls its colors of reds, oranges, browns, greens and blues. It is commonly found in tidal rockpools of southern and south eastern Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), amongst colourful sea sponges and tunicates or asidians attached to a timber pylon beneath Edithburgh jetty, situated on the York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Parasitic Shell (Thyca crystallina) on Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Coral Reef Scene consisting of Acropora Corals and a Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Tropical Reef Scene consisting of Acropora Coral, Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) and schooling Fusilier. Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Temperate reef scene consisting of Sea Star, Sponges and Sea Urchin, photographed under Sorrento Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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