Aggregation photos

A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef, Corynactis californica, Santa Barbara Island

A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10168

Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones, more correctly corallimorphs), Corynactis californica, Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California

Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones, more correctly corallimorphs).
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 02487

Spiny brittle stars (starfish), Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish).
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 13994

Spiny brittle stars (starfish), Ophiothrix spiculata

Spiny brittle stars (starfish).
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 13995

A mass of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata

A mass of spiny brittle stars.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 14947

A mass of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata

A mass of spiny brittle stars.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 14948

Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph), Corynactis californica, Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California

Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph).
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 00577

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04716

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04721

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04722

Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones or corallimorphs), Corynactis californica, Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California

Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones or corallimorphs).
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 04713

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04715

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04717

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04718

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04719

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04720

Brittle stars covering rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle stars covering rocky reef.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 04723

Corynactis anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) colony covers rocky reef, Corynactis californica, San Miguel Island

Corynactis anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) colony covers rocky reef.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05525

A confusing cluster of spiny brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata

A confusing cluster of spiny brittle stars.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Image ID: 08942

Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph), Corynactis californica

Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph).
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Image ID: 09011

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10153

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10154

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10155

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10156

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10157

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers, Ophiothrix spiculata, Santa Barbara Island

Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers.
Species: Brittle sea star, Ophiothrix spiculata
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10158

A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef, Corynactis californica, Santa Barbara Island

A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef.
Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10166

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus, Santa Barbara Island

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10171

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus, Santa Barbara Island

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10172

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus, Santa Barbara Island

A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10173

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