Necklace sea star on coral
Orange sea star on a sea fan
Sea star among kelp
Close-up of a purple sea star
Neon-green sea urchins
Close-up of a sea star
Close-up of multicolored sea urchin
Crab crawling on sea star
Blue-green spines of a sea urchin
Two sea stars on rock
Necklace sea star
Lavender sea star
Purple urchin spines
Brown-and-black sea star
Striped crab on a red urchin
Close-up of sea urchin
Red-and-white sea star
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Necklace Sea Star
A necklace sea star nestles among the C-shaped emerald tentacles of anchor coral in the western Pacific Ocean.
Photograph by Wolcott Henry

Patterns in Nature: Sea Creatures

See photos of sea stars (starfish) and sea urchins, from National Geographic.

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