Nudibranch laying Eggs Between Sea Star Arms DSC_7134FL
Add to LightboxA Pacific Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula leviuscula) straddles a Thick-horned Nudibranch (Hermissenda Crassicornus) on a red algae-covered rock. Blood stars also occur in the western Atlantic Ocean, but I have never seen them as large as those in the Pacific Ocean. They may be red, white or any place between but are usually red. The Thick-horned aeolid (or nudibranch) is characterized by the stripe between its striped rhinophores (horn-like sensory organs).
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sea star invertebrate Phylum Echinodermata Echinoderm British Columbia Canada Pacific Ocean cold water tube feet Blood star Blood Sea Star Pacific Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula leviuscula) Pacific henricia Thick-horned aeolid striped rhinophores (horn-like sensory organs) Thick-horned Nudibranch (Hermissenda Crassicornus) mollusk marine animal ©Janet MacCausland echinoderm radial symmetry underwater
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