Sea Stars
by Patricia Januszkiewicz
Title
Sea Stars
Artist
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Medium
Photograph - Photo Montage
Description
Whether broken or not ... all is included ....
Marine scientists have undertaken the difficult task of replacing the beloved starfish’s common name with sea star because, well, the starfish is not a fish. It’s an echinoderm, closely related to sea urchins and sand dollars.
There are some 2,000 species of sea star living in all the world’s oceans, from tropical habitats to the cold seafloor. The five-arm varieties are the most common, hence their name, but species with 10, 20, and even 40 arms exist.
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March 4th, 2012
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Shirley Sirois
This is a beautiful image, Patricia......v/f.
Patricia Januszkiewicz replied:
Thank you, Shirley! very appreciative of your comment and the v/f ... patricia