(detail
of the underside of the Pincushion Seastar, Culcita novaeguineae)
Sulawesi, Indonesia, 2007
TOTAL
EDITION: 200
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.