echinoderm larvae part 2 - Starfish larva

Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:49 am

There are several stages. the bands you see are ciliated, used for locomotion. The V staped form in teh center is part of the mouth opening. The sphere under it is the gut. These larvae feed on small plankton organisms.

This was a pre Helicon stack from 4 or 5 slides.

Wim

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:40 am

Does not look anything like a starfish. What a dramatic change. Excellent Picture Wim

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:42 am

Must agree with Doug. Looks more like the carapace of some insect, a unique photograph though. I Googled "Brittle Star" since I have never seen one to get an idea of what you were presenting Wim. They are pretty colorful and neat looking starfish.