Brittle Sea Star Photos

Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail, Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 35074

Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail, Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 35077

Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail, Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 35079

Spiny brittle stars (starfish), Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish).
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 13994

Spiny brittle stars (starfish), Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish).
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 13995

A mass of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata

A mass of spiny brittle stars.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 14947

A mass of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata

A mass of spiny brittle stars.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 14948

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04716

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04721

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04722

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04715

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04717

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04718

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04719

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04720

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04723

A confusing cluster of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata

A confusing cluster of spiny brittle stars.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 08942

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10153

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10154

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10155

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10156

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10157

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10158

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus, Santa Barbara Island

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10171

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus, Santa Barbara Island

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10172

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus, Santa Barbara Island

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10173

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