sredozemna dlakavica | feather star

Feather star Feather star has on the lower side of the body a garland wreath by which it adheres to the bottom or to other organisms and has no stalk. On the mouth side it has 5 spokes that are immediately branching into 10 spokes. There are numerous side branches on them that look like hairs. It is usually red, orange, rarely brown, yellow or white. Sometimes it is colorful. It usually lies at the bottom with outstretched arms, but it can swim a bit. It resides on the seabed covered in algae, from 10 to 40 m depth and is endemic to the Mediterranean.

Sredozemna dlakavica, morski ljiljan Na donjoj strani tijela ima vijenac vitica kojima se pridržava za dno ili za druge organizme, nema stapku. S usne strane ima 5 krakova koji se odmah rašljasto granaju tako da iz tijela izlazi 10 krakova. Na njima se nalaze brojni bočni ogranci koji izgledaju kao dlake. Najčešće je crvene, narančaste, rijeđe smeđe, žute ili bijele boje. Ponekad je i šarena. Najčešće leži na dnu ispruženih krakova, ali može i slabo plivati. Obitava na dnu obraslom algama, od 10 do 40 m dubine. Endem je sredozemlja.

Benthos

Sredozemna dlakavica, morski ljiljan