Help me put a name on it

Please register or login

Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.

Benefits of registering include

  • Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
  • A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
  • You can make this box go away

Joining is quick and easy. Log in or Register now!

mislav

Contributor
Scuba Instructor
Messages
959
Reaction score
2
Location
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
# of dives
I need help finding out what this critter is:
F1000015.jpg


Not the shell, but the one sticking to it. The photo was taken in mid Adriatic.
 
Thanks. Could you tell me more about them? I understand they're not starfishes but their relatives. Is that correct?
 
I don't know too much about them, other than they are filter feeding echinoderms. Sea cucumbers, sea and basket stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, are all also echinoderms. Other than that, I know that there are fossil records of crinoids dating back to the paleozoic era.
Oh, and they can be obnoxious! Jumping into the water column and attacking with no provocation at all!! :D
 
It looks like a Brittle Star to me.
 
gcbryan:
It looks like a Brittle Star to me.

That was going to be my guess also.

-----

Mike.
 
It's a comatulid crinoid.
 

Back
Top Bottom