Feather star on coral at one of the sites monitored by the Palau
Feather stars are related to starfish and sea urchins. They filter feed by catching particles from the water column with their extended tentacles.
Palau tropical underwater| Author(s) | Jane Thomas |
| Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
| Date Created | 2007-02-24 |
| Album | Fauna > Echinoderms |
| Type | Photo |
| Dimensions | 3264 x 2448 |
| Filesize | 5.2 MB |
| Number of Downloads | 183 |
| Filetype(s) | JPG |
| License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
| Required Attribution | Jane Thomas, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |