Basket Stars

Basket Stars, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

These unique Sea Stars are filter feeders, using their multi-branching legs to create a net that catches passing plankton.  

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Basket Star on a rock in the dark depths with some of its branched arms outstretched to catch passing plankton.
Basket Star on Kelp stalk in Browning Pass.
Two basket Stars deep in Browning Pass.
Basket Stars, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island.
Masses of Basket Stars, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island.
Colourful Basket Star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis.
Basket Stars, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island.
Group of Basket Stars in Telegraph Cove area
Basket Stars on rock with kelp and other invertebrates.
Basket Stars on rock with kelp and other invertebrates.
Basket Star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemi, with outstretched arms feeding in the current.
Baby Basket Star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, on Soft Coral
Close up details of rolled up Basket Star legs.