Sep 8, 2019
Slime Star, Pteraster tesselatus
Salt Creek, WA
August 2019
seen from Brazil
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Bolivia
seen from United States
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seen from United States
seen from Azerbaijan
seen from Spain
Slime Star, Pteraster tesselatus
Salt Creek, WA
August 2019
Here is a slime star (Pteraster tesselatus) I saw on a dive yesterday. Aptly named because this little fella can produce large amounts of mucus when disturbed! This slime will kill animals who are immersed in it for 24 hours. So think twice before putting one of these beauties in an aquarium :)
Slime Star, Pteraster tesselatus