ID just to phylum can be hard for video observation of deep animals. Okeanos Explorer ~2200m, Sangihe Talaud Region EX1004L2 Dive 10 logged "nudibranch". Archival HD video reveals holothuroid-like papillae and tubefeet!

Fantastic research asset -
www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/ocean-exploration/video/

Enypniastes eximia, a deep-sea sea cucumber recorded at 1095 m during #DeepWonders expedition. We see how this graceful gelatinous gem earned the nickname Spanish dancer. Look how their tubefeet glide across the seafloor, scooping up nutritious marine snow as the animal swoops up into the water.

EVEN MORE FUN Nucal crest I count 4 very large/long unfused dorsal papillae. Continuous with body and with obvious water-vascular lumen. Question as to whether these are truely super w-v tubefeet or coelomic pockets. I vote water vascular.
Nodules may keep fresh detritus out of the old mud.

#TubeFeet #Photography

Me too Steve. I still recall the one on how tubefeet work in starfish. Eventually I became an associate lecturer for the OU. Helping others with no qualifications to gain a degree was one of the most rewarding jobs I’ve ever done. The OU remains one of our finest achievements.

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#joi #feet #dildo #fyp #bskyfeet #youtubefeet #tubefeet #herfeet

A lovely video my Museum Victoria featuring colleague Melanie Mackenzie! on ECHINODERMS! Yay! #echinoday tubefeet! youtu.be/34zNIVpp5x4?...

sea urchins are pretty cute theyve grown on me a lot since i started working with them.. the way they wave their spines and crawl around with their tubefeet so cute

And here’s a starfish…if you watch the video you can see their tubefeet in action.

You know what day it is! (Tubesday!)

#Tubesday #Tubefeet #Echinoderms #SunflowerStar #Pycnopodia #OregonCoast #OregonCoastAquarium

Why is Tubefeet afraid of protesters?

Urchins are known for their spines, but they have another special adaptation: tubefeet, the tiny tendrils between the spines. Each “foot” can expand and contract, anchoring the urchin in place, pulling it across the seafloor, and passing food to its mouth.

#Tubesday #OregonCoastAquarium

StarFish

#lowcostcosplay #Starfish #fish #Echinoderm #Tubefeet #Ossicles #Stockings #Pantyhose #Tights #Leggings #pink #deep #sea #deepsea #art #delicious

Brittle star (maybe Ophiothrix sp) in tidepools on king-tide near batstar nursery on my spineless meanders. Those tubefeet!
#marinelife #inverts #kingtide #intertidal #beach

Timelapse pt. 3
This leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) was a darker color than I was used to seeing and it was quite large! It was rly exciting so see, I love the movements of all the tubefeet<3
(July 2024, WA)

#marinelife

One can think of them as "upside down starfish who pluck food particles out of the water with their tubefeet"

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