. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. /^ig. 27; Mt'D-STAU. From a Depth of 120 Feet Oft Cape Ann, .Mass. papilla seen in the mud star is the remnant of the base of such a stalk that has long since ceased to serve as an organ of attachment. The feet of this starfish have no terminal suckers, and serve merely to push the animal along as it glides over the mud. The arms are sharp-pointed although short and blunt, and the creature is about two and three-quarters of an inch in diamter. The starfish is dull ochre-yellow or slightly greenish in hue. It swallows la
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. /^ig. 27; Mt'D-STAU. From a Depth of 120 Feet Oft Cape Ann, .Mass. papilla seen in the mud star is the remnant of the base of such a stalk that has long since ceased to serve as an organ of attachment. The feet of this starfish have no terminal suckers, and serve merely to push the animal along as it glides over the mud. The arms are sharp-pointed although short and blunt, and the creature is about two and three-quarters of an inch in diamter. The starfish is dull ochre-yellow or slightly greenish in hue. It swallows large quantities of mud, and prdjably subsists upon minute organisms contained therein. The Giant Starfish, fPentacons retinilattia, Fig. 28J, is found on sandy bottoms, usually at depths greater than ten feet, off the Florida coast and West Indies. It is the largest of our starfishes,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayor, Alfred Goldsborough, 1868-1922. New York, A. S. Barnes
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