APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library

Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) - Small brittlestar (Starfish images)

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Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- disc dorsal surface 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal close-up 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- disc ventral close-up 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- disc ventral close-up 2

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- ventral close-up 1

Specimen above found on algae on the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 21.05.17.

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- specimens in group 1

Numerous specimens grouped together on Coral Weed at Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, 02.02.2022.

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- with black disc 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- with black disc 2

Specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, 09.10.18.

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- disc close-up 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- disc close-up 2

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 2

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 3

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 4

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 5

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 6

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- dorsal view 7

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- ventral view 1

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- ventral view 2

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- ventral view 3

Small brittlestar
Amphipholis squamata
- underside / mouth 1

One of the smallest and most fragile Brittlestars to be found between the tide marks. Usually found under stones or stones in pools, either on the stone or in muddy gravel under them. Images taking around Plymouth, Devon, and in St. Austell Bay area at Spit Point.

Amphipholis squamata Small Brittlestar Starfish Echinoderm Images

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.