マヒトデ / Northern Pacific seastar
- マヒトデ
みんな壁にくっ付いています。
Everyone is clinging to the wall.
Scientific Name : Asterias amurensis
Family: Asteriidae
Order: Forcipulatida
Photo taken at Yokohama Hakkeijima Seaparadise
マヒトデ / Asterias amurensis
- マヒトデ
壁にくっついているマヒトデ。
A Northern Pacific seastar clinging to the wall.
Scientific Name : Asterias amurensis
Family: Asteriidae
Order: Forcipulatida
Photo taken at Yokohama Hakkeijima Seaparadise
ヒメコブヒトデ / Red-knobbed starfish
- ヒメコブヒトデ
子供のヒメコブヒトデは緑のまだら模様をしているが、成長するにつれて赤い突起が現れ始める。
Juvenile red-knobbed starfish have a mottled green body.
However, as they grow up, red knobs begin appearing on their arms.
Scientific Name : Protoreaster linckii
Family: Oreasteridae
Order: Valvatida
Photo taken at Koelner Zoo
アオヒトデ / Linckia laevigata
- アオヒトデ
アオヒトデ。
腕の先端が丸みを帯びていることが特徴。
Blue Sea Star
The feature is roundish tip of arms.
Scientific Name : Linckia laevigata
Family : Ophidiasteridae
Order : Valvatida
Photo taken at Aquarium of Genoa
マンジュウヒトデ / Pillow cushion star
- 饅頭海星
腕が無くて、饅頭のように丸っこい形をしているヒトデ。
The starfish with no arms and the round shaped body like a manju. (manju: steamed bun with sweet bean filling)
Scientific Name : Culcita novaeguineae
Family: Oreasteridae
Order: Valvatida
Photo taken at Tokyo Sea Life Park
フトトゲヒトデ / Mithrodia clavigera
- フトトゲヒトデ
フトトゲヒトデ。
全幅20cm程度になる大型のヒトデ。腕は細長い。
Mithrodia clavigera.
It is a large-sized starfish which grows up to around 20 centimeters long. Arms are long and thin.
Scientific Name : Mithrodia clavigera
Family: Mithrodiidae
Order: Valvatida
Photo taken at Sumida Aquarium
