~Cynthia Griffith
Marine animals called crinoids today. Crinoids attached to the sea bottom by a stalk are called sea lilies and unstalked crinoids are called feather stars.
Colorful crinoids at shallow waters of Gili Lawa Laut, Indonesia
photo by Alexander Vasenin
Proisocrinus ruberrimus, a Proisocrinidae
NOAA Photo Library
Two Crinoids
NOAA Photo Library
Crinoid on the reef of Batu Moncho Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)
photo by Alexander Vasenin
Feather Star Crinoid
NOAA Photo Library
A stalked crinoid
by Ernst Haeckel
Fossil crinoids in chalk
photo by James St. John
3 comments:
I only saw these once (for real) off the coast of Santa Barbara, diving with students. They were so beautiful!
Just gorgeous...nature's artwork!
Found particularly interesting "Fossil crinoids in chalk"; this gives an excellent view of their structure.
Gorgeous life under the sea. I've always enjoyed the clear water and snorkeling of the Caribbean. I miss it. Any idea when the PF post will be up?
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