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Sunflower Star and Leather Star
8 of 18 from Aristazabal Island - Day 1, 2 |
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| Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star), Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Star) |
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The sunflower (Pycnopodia helianthoides) is a real predator - it would eat the leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) if given a chance. This sunflower star has 18 arms, but from the look of it, some are rather new. Fully grown, they should about 20 arms.
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| Camera: | Nikon F100 |
| Date: | Friday, August 29th, 2003 |
| Film: | Fuji Velvia 50 (slide) |
| Lens: | 28-70mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor |
| Photographer: | John Harvey |
| Scientific Name: |
species related to Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star)
species related to Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Star) |
| Tag: | sea star |
| Larger Image: | 2000 x 1313 |
| Raw Image: | 3780 x 2481 |
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