Star Fish ID

Hi All,

Shot this in the Gulf of Mexico. Its not in the Human book. Can anyone ID this for me. Latin name would be helpful

Thanks

Joe

aha Caribbean critters... I've no idea but wait till Wormgirl gets to see it, she'll know - Wormgirl rox!

I rock only 'cause I live in earthquake territory!

Looks very similar to pictures I have of Echinaster sentus. Whether our echinoderm curator Gordon Hendler who wrote the book on carib echinos would agree is another matter!

No! You rock coz you're nearly always there with the answer, and so fast too!

No! You rock coz you're nearly always there with the answer, and so fast too!

Just chained to the computer, that's all. I need a sugar daddy to whisk me off to the IP so I can actually see these things alive for a change!

Just chained to the computer, that's all. I need a sugar daddy to whisk me off to the IP so I can actually see these things alive for a change!

Thanks worm girl. The arms look at little thicker than the images I found of Echinaster sentus. Maybe someone else will chime in

Joe

Just chained to the computer, that's all. I need a sugar daddy to whisk me off to the IP so I can actually see these things alive for a change!

OK then, can you at least afford the flight to Indonesia?

Sugar daddy to the rescue! (but I was only kidding)

I think Leslie's correct. It looks like a Conical Spined Sea Star (Echinaster sentus).

I think Leslie's correct. It looks like a Conical Spined Sea Star (Echinaster sentus).

Thanks all I am going with the before mentioned ID. I have another request (see below) I know its a tunicate but witch one? Is it Clavelina picta ? Also from the gulf off of Tarpon Springs

Thanks all I am going with the before mentioned ID. I have another request (see below) I know its a tunicate but witch one? Is it Clavelina picta ? Also from the gulf off of Tarpon Springs

Possibly Bulb Tunicates (Clavelina sp.).