Fragile rainbow star
Detail of a ray (arm) of Astrometis sertulifera, found under a cobble at low tide. The white bouquets surrounding each spine are composed of extensible, protective little pincers called pedicellariae. A few (at right) are open here.
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Fragile rainbow star
Detail of a ray (arm) of Astrometis sertulifera, found under a cobble at low tide. The white bouquets surrounding each spine are composed of extensible, protective little pincers called pedicellariae. A few (at right) are open here.
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Uploaded on December 5, 2018
Taken on December 4, 2018