Michele Westmorland / Giant basket star (Astrophyton muricatum) with arms extended for feeding at night. St Vincent, West-Indies, Caribbean, May.

Juergen Freund / Detail of Giant basket star (Astrophyton muricatum) Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Detail of Giant basket star (Astrophyton muricatum) Papua New Guinea.

Claudio Contreras / Great basket star (Astrophyton muricatum) Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, May

Chris Newbert / Giant Basket Star (Astrophyton muricatum) juvenile on Common Sea Fan (Gorgonia ventalina), Belize

Roberto Rinaldi / Diver watching giant basket star (Astrophyton muricatum) attached to barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) during a night dive, Bay Islands, Honduras.