. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. 56 SEA-SHORE LIFE. the disk being about five inches thick, and one and one-half feet in diameter. The five arms are short and bhmt, and the up- per surface is covered witli short, blunt, rounded spines, with a network of ridges between them. The color is brown, or brownish-yellow. The Green Ser- pent Starfish, fOphi- ura hrevispinaj, is a West Indian and Tropical Atlan- tic species, but it is common in some parts of Long Isl- and Sound where the bottom is cov- ered with eel grass, as in Great Peconio Hay. It is dark, ri
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. 56 SEA-SHORE LIFE. the disk being about five inches thick, and one and one-half feet in diameter. The five arms are short and bhmt, and the up- per surface is covered witli short, blunt, rounded spines, with a network of ridges between them. The color is brown, or brownish-yellow. The Green Ser- pent Starfish, fOphi- ura hrevispinaj, is a West Indian and Tropical Atlan- tic species, but it is common in some parts of Long Isl- and Sound where the bottom is cov- ered with eel grass, as in Great Peconio Hay. It is dark, rich olive green in color, and the central disk is five-sided and about one-half of an inch wide. The long, slender anns arise sharph' from each of the five angles of the central disk. These arms are each about two and one-half inches long, and are covered with scales which give rise to short spines along the sides. In life they thrash about in a snake-like manner. The Serpent Stars are the most active of all starfishes, for their long, flexible arms and tube feet enable them to clamlier rapidly over the ground. Although no eyes are known to exist they readily perceive the approach of an enemy, and will dart into the nearest rocky crevice with remarkable rapidity. If one of the arms be seized, it is immediately thrown off leaving the remaining parts of the Star to escape. The Brittle Starfish, fOphioplioUs aeidcaia, Fig. 29), is readily distinguished by its inottled coloration in light gray and purplish brown, no two individuals being alike in pattern. The disk is Fis:. 2R: GIANT STARFISH. From Sandy Bottom at Tortugas, 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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