Brittle Star on sponge, Belize.

Adult sea otter, Enhydra lutris, feeding on a basket star in the Inian Islands, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Adult sea otter, Enhydra lutris, feeding on a basket star in the Inian Islands, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Basket Star fish (Astrophyton muricatum) Deep red coloured adult on lighter seafan, Honduras, Caribbean.

Basket Star fish (Astrophyton muricatum) Juvenile on gorgonian coral, Cayman Islands, Caribbean.

Basket Star fish (Astrophyton muricatum), juvenile on single coral 'arm', San Salvador, Bahamas, Caribbean.

Basket star (Astrophyton muricatum) at night, Abrolhos National Marine Sanctuary, Bahia, Brazil, South America