cybersven 0 Posted June 3, 2005 Hi, This is a photo taken in Puerto Galera the Philippines Big Can anyone help me to identify what this is? Kind Regards Sven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thatporchdawg 0 Posted June 3, 2005 Its a crinoid of some type. They're also called feather stars. They're echinoderms, and these critters are primarily nocturnal. At night, they uncurl their arms to help catch dinner (plankton). I'm sure somebody will be along shortly with a better ID and description. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danschmitt 0 Posted June 3, 2005 I think it's a crinoid. http://www.nova.edu/ocean/messing/crinoids/w1title.html If you get really lucky, search the arms for a tiny crinoid shrimp. I've seen one, but didn't have the macro lens. Nuts, shouldn't have looked up the URL...... Too slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeVeitch 0 Posted June 4, 2005 Most likely Oxycomantus (also known as Comanthus) bennetti THat is the most common of the crinoids in that area and they have lots of different colour variations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelpfish 15 Posted June 4, 2005 It's a common crinoid, but besides that your shot of it is excellent. I like the slightly upward angle and the blue negative space. Nice work. Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybersven 0 Posted June 5, 2005 Thanks for the super feedback and help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
