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Basket Star (Astroboa nuda) Monument, Lembeh. Night dive.<br /> Just a farther view of the same sea basket star. Astroboa nuda,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Basket Star (Astroboa nuda)

Monument, Lembeh. Night dive.
Just a farther view of the same sea basket star.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    "Its large arms armspread are highly branched"

    understatement of the year, there seems to be no end to the complexity of the structure on this species, wow!     Posted 7 years ago
  2. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    How delicate is that !
     Posted 7 years ago
  3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Looks like an ice structure! Posted 7 years ago

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The Naked Basket Star

''Astroboa nuda'' is a basket star from Gorgonocephalidae family. Its large arms are highly branched. It inhabits reef slopes exposed to current in diverse places such as the Red Sea and New Caledonia. During the day it coils into tight ball. At night it spreads arms to form a basket to feed on plankton.

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Similar species: Phrynophiurida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Aug 13, 2018. Captured May 16, 2018 12:51 in Unnamed Road, Batulubang, Lembeh Sel., Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/3.2
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 5.14mm

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