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#seastar
#NewSpecies!
New deepsea starfish from #china just surfaced:
Freyastera jiaolongi
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5234970-A9EB-5EAF-BD7B-BA2B0AC2AC29
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.144918
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #FreyasteraJiaolongi
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #asteroidea #starfishs #seastar #deepsea
We visited the #sunflower #seastar laboratory yesterday to check on on all the little #starfish. They're almost to their one year spawn-iversary!
Every year I participate in #ArtAdventCalendar. It’s a great way to fill your feeds with art at the end of the year. All are welcome & it’s definitely not just for people who celebrate Christmas. Join in! It can be a bit of an antidote to all the commercialism of the season cause it’s just about sharing art. I tend to focus on recent art. I made so many prints this year, I can share a piece from 2024 
Starfish on the Beach Framed Print by Debra Martz
A starfish washed ashore leaving its track in the sand after the water receded.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/starfish-on-the-beach-debra-martz.html?product=framed-print
An impressively large Crown of Thorns Seastar at a southeast Oahu reef. These are coral-eating organisms. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday
Some dancing starfish for this rainy San Francisco day.
Here's an in-progress photo. The finished drawing is now posted for my supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/95681730
https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-January-2024-C1C5SU95F
“Based on the best #scientific and #commercial information available, including the draft status review report, and after taking into account efforts being made to #protect the species, we have determined that the #SunflowerSeaStar is likely to become an #EndangeredSpecies within the foreseeable future throughout its range. Therefore, we propose to list the sunflower #SeaStar as a #threatened #species under the #ESA .”
And here’s an ochre sea star trying to pry open a California mussel for a meal.
