Crachat D'amiral

Various color forms can be found. Animals from 100 m depth, San Juan Channel. Photo by Dave Cowles, July 2000

This species has large aboral paxillae, as seen in this closeup.

The edges of the rays have long, spiny paxillae.

Crossaster papposus from 100 m depth trawl, San Juan Channel. Diameter approx. 20 cm (Photo by: Dave Cowles, July 2001)

Common sun star; Zonnester.

Description: Sunstar on the sea bed Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Crossaster papposus Site: Atlantic -- Irish Shelf -- Cashel Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 174 Latitude: 54 deg 42' 23" N Longitude: 10 deg 26' 20" W Countries: Republic of Ireland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Ocean Vanguard Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Diamond Offshore ROV: Magnum 085 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 17 June 2008

Description: Starfish Crossaster papposus on seafloor Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus Behaviour: Individual sitting on the seafloor with the tips of the arms raised slightly Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 86 Latitude: 60 deg 32' 48" N Longitude: 1 deg 13' 44" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 19 October 2010

Description: Starfish Crossaster papposus and an unknown sea anemone sp. located within a dense aggregation of Ophiothrix fragilis Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 46 Latitude: 60 deg 32' 01" N Longitude: 1 deg 13' 55" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 19 October 2010

Description: Starfish Crossaster papposus on a boulder on the seafloor surrounded by brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 45 Latitude: 60 deg 34' 04" N Longitude: 1 deg 15' 05" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 20 October 2010

Starfish and clam, Newfoundland

Description: General view of the seabed with shell material along with bryozoans Flustra foliacea present, also starfish Crossaster papposus. Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus, Flustra foliacea Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 41 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 28" N Longitude: 1 deg 08' 23" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 20 October 2010

Sun star and closed anemones

Description: Starfish Crossaster papposus surrounded by some brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis. Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 73 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 43" N Longitude: 1 deg 04' 06" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010

Description: Starfish present Crossaster papposus with bryozoans Flustra foliacea and Hydroids Nemertesia antennina Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus, Flustra foliacea, Nemertesia antennina Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 57 Latitude: 60 deg 28' 03" N Longitude: 1 deg 02' 59" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010

Southern Labrador

Description: Large dense grouping of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis with a starfish Crossaster papposus Item Type: Image Title: Ophiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis, Crossaster papposus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 65 Latitude: 60 deg 28' 15" N Longitude: 1 deg 01' 47" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010

New England Aquarium. Climbing tank glass.

Description: Starfish Crossaster sp. Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster sp. Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Crossaster papposus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- BrugdanNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- Brugdan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 480 Countries: Faroe Islands Habitat: Benthic Rig: Stena Don Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 070, Sea Owl 590 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 15 December 2010

Sun star (Crossaster papposus) attacking a sea urchin

Description: A spectacular red sunstar Item Type: Image Title: Red Sunstar Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Crossaster papposus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Sedco 712 Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Fugro ROV: FCV609 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.

Sun star, Crossaster papposus