Pteraster tesselatus Ives 1888

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Pteraster tesselatus arcuatus Fisher, 1911 (USNM E47471) aboral view Scale: 5 cm

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Pteraster tesselatus arcuatus Fisher, 1911 (USNM E47471) oral view Scale: 5 cm

Yellow coloration, short, puffy arms, central pore barely visible in picture but noticeable in person.

Photographed at depth of 30 m on the open coast off Monterey Bay. This is a slow-moving seastar that defends itself by secreting copious amounts of mucus. Other invertebrates in this view include the seastar Dermasteria imbricata and the sea snail Cypraea spadicea.

Category hierarchy: Animals | EchinodermsDescription: Cushion star on the ocean floor.Capture device: Camera: Canon EOS 30DOriginal date: 20060900Locality: Latitude: 8.537979999999999e+000; Longitude: -8.078210000000000e+001

Category hierarchy: Animals | EchinodermsDescription: Cushion star on the ocean floor.Capture device: Camera: Canon EOS 30DOriginal date: 20060900Locality: Latitude: 8.537979999999999e+000; Longitude: -8.078210000000000e+001

Category hierarchy: Animals | EchinodermsDescription: Cushion star on the ocean floor.Capture device: Camera: Canon EOS 30DOriginal date: 20060900Locality: Latitude: 8.537979999999999e+000; Longitude: -8.078210000000000e+001

Summary[edit] Description: A slime star at 2097 meters deep. Image ID: expn5732, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: Pacific Ocean, Karin Ridge Top Photo Date: 20150924T222023Z Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Date: 25 September 2015, 04:39. Source: expn5732. Author: NOAA Photo Library.