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Mottled Star
Mottled Star, sometimes called Troschel's Sea Star or Evasterias troschelii to it's friends. This particular one was hiding on the underside of a Lewis's Moonsnail egg collar - sand, eggs and mucus. This star is also a shellfish eater - the white spots on the arm tips are apparently a primitive eye. Species: Evasterias troschelii (mottled star)
John Harvey Photo > Mudge Island > Mottled Star
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Leather Star
Leather Star or Dermasterias imbricata to it's friends. Apparently it eats sea anemone's and sea cucumbers (unlike the Ochre Sea Star that his here to feed on shell fish) Species: Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star)
John Harvey Photo > Mudge Island > Leather Star
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Porteau Cove
This is a series of 500 images, taken from 3:27pm to 4:01. The interval is 4 seconds and the exposure on the bottom is 1/60th of a second. I think I basically landed on the starfish which is why it starts moving immediately. John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > May 2025 > Porteau Cove
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Feet On Leather Star
Feet On Leather Star John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Tofino July > Feet On Leather Star
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Ochre Star
Pisaster ochraceus - very common around here. I'm not sure what's going on with the joined area - it looks swollen or damaged. Species: Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
John Harvey Photo > Botanical Beach > Ochre Star
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Sunflower Star and Leather Star
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. Tags: sea star
John Harvey Photo > Aristazabal Island > Aristazabal Island - Day 1, 2 > Sunflower Star and Leather Star
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Bat Star Just Under Surface
Bat Star Just Under Surface Species: Asterina miniata (Bat Star)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Haida Gwaii > Hot Spring Island > Bat Star Just Under Surface
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Purple Sea Stars On Rocks
Purple Sea Stars On Rocks Tags: sea star
Species: Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Tofino July > Purple Sea Stars On Rocks
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Leather Star In Small Pool
Leather Star In Small Pool Tags: sea star
Species: Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Tofino July > Leather Star In Small Pool
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Rainbow Star
Rainbow Star Species: Orthasterias koehleri (Rainbow Star)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Haida Gwaii > Tanu > Rainbow Star
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Ochre Sea Star Showing Size
Ochre Sea Stars weren't that common. They are quite a bit larger than the bat stars. John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Haida Gwaii > Tanu > Ochre Sea Star Showing Size
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Indo Pacific Sand Star
We found this sea star in the sand and thought it was lost because all of our sea stars live on rocks. We walked it to the rocks at the end of beach and "set it free". I hope it found it's way back down to the sand. Species: Archaster typicus (Indo-Pacific Sand Star)
John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > Hong Kong 14 > Indo Pacific Sand Star
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Sea Star On Rock
I believe this is a Orthasterias koehleri (Rainbow Star) which I have seen in the wild. John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > Tofino Wedding > Sea Star On Rock
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Golden Bat Star
Bat Stars come in many different colours - I have no idea why. Tags: sea star
Species: Asterina miniata (Bat Star)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Haida Gwaii > Hot Spring Island > Golden Bat Star
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Large Group Of Ochre Stars
You can see on of the orange versions in with the crowd of purples. Species: Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > April 2009 > Large Group Of Ochre Stars
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Ochre Stars Under Rock
Ochre stars love mussles. You can see how far up the rock they have managed to feed. Species: Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > April 2009 > Ochre Stars Under Rock
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Orange And Purple Sun Star
This sea star is completly covering a small pool in the rock. Species: Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Star)
John Harvey Photo > Orange And Purple Sun Star
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Blood Star In Kelp
This is the first time I have ever seen a blood star. Species: Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star)
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > April 2009 > Blood Star In Kelp
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Brown And Orange Sun Star
The purple stars seems ready for the low tide while the sunstar (orange and purple) just looks left high and dry. John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > April 2009 > Brown And Orange Sun Star
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Ochre Stars Over Rocks
It would be fun to have a time sequence of these stars agregating to form this mass. Species: Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2025 to 2005 > April 2009 > Ochre Stars Over Rocks
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