Leather Star
Dermasterias imbricata
Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) notes 7
Likely to be observed in video based on kelp transect observations.
Summary 8
The leather star, Dermasterias imbricata, is a starfish in the family Asteropseidae found at depths to 100 m off the western seaboard of North America.
Description 9
The leather star has a broad central disc and five plump, short arms which taper broadly from the central disc. The arms have two rows of tube feet and no bordering marginal plates. The upper, arboral, surface is smooth and velvety, made more so by the absence of spines and a light layer of mucous. It is covered with a reticulated pattern in reddish-brown, often with patches of greyish-blue. No pedicellariae are present, but the madreporite can be seen. This starfish can grow to about 30 centimetres (12 in) in diameter and has a distinctive smell that resembles garlic and sulphur.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) dendrobatidae, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por dendrobatidae
- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Ken-ichi Ueda
- (c) FlaPack, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7357887@N04/5093248673
- Ningún derecho reservado, http://www.flickr.com/photos/55368994@N06/13369209053/
- (c) Don Loarie, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/57556735@N08/7299157340
- (c) Don Loarie, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/loarie/11138719283/
- (c) Shannon Schmunk, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)
- Adaptado por Shannon Schmunk del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://hub.toolforge.org/P3151:63382?lang=
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_star
