Commensal Shrimp associated with Starfish, Periclimenes soror, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Yellow Nudibranch on Blue Starfish, Notodoris minor, Florida Islands, Solomon Islands

Yellow Nudibranch on Blue Starfish, Notodoris minor, Florida Islands, Solomon Islands

Blue starfish (Linckia laevigata), Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Blue Starfish under a Jetty, Linckia laevigata, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Blue Starfish on Coral, Linckia laevigata, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Blue Sea Star (Linckia Laevigata), Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

A snorkeler swims above a beautiful reef near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

A blue starfish on a beautiful coral reef in the shallows of Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A blue starfish, Linkia laevigata, clings to coralline algae on a reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

A blue sea star, Linkia laevigata, clings to a healthy coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A bright yellow crinoid clings to a healthy coral reef near Alor, Indonesia.

A blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) clings to a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) cling to a coral bommie in Indonesia. This species of seastar is common throughout the Indo-Pacific.

A beautiful starfish (Linckia laevigata) lays on a thriving reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

An unusual sea star (Linckia laevigata) clings to a diverse reef near the island of Bangka, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) and orange cup coral (Tubastrea faulkneri) at night, West Escarceo, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) skin detail, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata). Indo Pacific

Blue seastar, Linckia laevigata, hanging on a boulder coral, Porites sp. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Diver and Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) shares the reef with sponges, feather stars, and coral, Apo Island marine reserve, Philippines, Visayan sea, Southeast Asia, Asia

Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) shares the reef with sponges, feather stars and coral, Apo Island marine reserve, Philippines, Visayan sea, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

Blue Sea Star, Indonesia

Blue Star (Linckia laevigata), Philippines, Southeast Asia

Close-up of blue starfish on poritirs coral (Linckia laevigata) C1921

Fiji, Vanua Levu, This seastar/starfish (Linckia laevigata) is pictured on a hard plate coral.

These two parasitic mollusks, Thyca crystallina, are growing on the host starfish, Linckia laevigata. This parasitic shell only attaches to this species of starfish, into which it burrows and sucks up nutrients, Philippines