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Spotting

Description:

Small starfish - perhaps a brittle star type - about 2 inches in diameter

Habitat:

In about 5 feet of water on sandy bottom surrounded by salt marsh.

Notes:

We've never seen one like this here, or anywhere. Very small and fast - for a starfish.

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1 Comment

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

That does look like a Brittle Star

mrh
Spotted by
mrh

Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jul 21, 2013
Submitted on Jul 23, 2013

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