Image of Dermasterias imbricata (Grube 1857)
Description:
This leather star is hunched over its anemone prey in a characteristic embrace. It is one of the few predators of the anemone, a large part of its diet. The seastar makes every effort to avoid contact with the anemone's potent nematocysts. Depth 27 m.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Asterozoa
- Asteroidea (sea stars)
- Valvatacea
- Valvatida
- Asteropseidae
- Dermasterias
- Dermasterias imbricata
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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