Detail of the
underside of the Pincushion Seastar, Culcita novaeguineae
Solomon Islands, September, 2003
TOTAL EDITION: 500
SIZE: 11.5"
X 16.5"
(29 cm X 42 cm)
Pincushion
Stars are common inhabitants of the tropical reefs of the Pacific. The
star-shaped pattern of bright yellow pebbled skin protect the seastar's
five rows of tube-feet, which are retracted in this image.