Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Candy Cane Sea Star (Fromia monilis), Anilao, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Sea star (Hacelia attenuata) on coral covered with mucilage, a symptom of rising sea temperature, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean.

Georgette Douwma / Blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) Malaysia.

Chris Newbert / Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) and schooling baitfish, 20 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Birgitte Wilms / Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp) juvenile on Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Candy Cane Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) foot, Sipidan Island, Borneo

Fred Bavendam / Common Comet Star (Linckia guildingii) in an unusual lavender color variation, it is typically beige or yellowish in color, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Star (Gomophia sp), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Nick Hawkins / Tan sea star (Phataria unifascialis) on rock above sea floor. Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica.

Georgette Douwma / Dalmatian linckia starfish (Linckia multifora). North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

David Fleetham / Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) perching as high as it can while spawning into current. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Sea snail (Thyca crystallina), two growing on host Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata). Philippines.