Projects Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Sea urchins have a hard and rigid exoskeleton. They are also covered with spines for protection. They are grazers or detritus feeders. Two species of echinoderms have been harvested in Icelandic waters, green sea urchin and...
Starfishes Crossaster papposus Unlike all other starfishes in Icelandic waters, the sunstars have more than five arms (see also the purple sunstar). In fact, the number of arms differ by individuals, in the common sunstar they are usually 10 to 12. The common sunstar...
Starfishes Solaster endeca The purple sunstar is also called the northern sunstar. Unlike most other starfishes in Iceland (except for the common sunstar), the purple sunstar has more than five arms. In fact, they differ by individual but are usually 8 to 10. It can...
Starfishes Henricia sanguinolenta The blood star is a small or medium sized starfish that can be beautifully red or purple in colour. It is slim and the skin relatively smooth compared to the common starfish. The blood star lives in the entire northern hemisphere,...
Starfishes Asterias rubens Starfishes do not seem particularly cruel at first sight. However, this is very misleading as most are actually vicious predators that live on other invertebrates, especially bivalves. They kill the bivalve by attaching suction feet, which...
Invertebrates Ophiuroidea Brittle stars are closely related to starfishes but smaller and more mobile. They have a circular central plate with five narrow arms extending from the plate. They can walk on these arms and are therefore more mobile compared to other...
Echinoderms Echinus esculentus The sea urchins are the most studied echinoderms in Iceland waters and several species are known. The most common species in shallow water are the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) and European edible sea urchin (both...
Echinoderms Holothuroidea Not many echinoderm species occur in Icelandic waters but they are large and conspicuous animals, and therefore among the best known of marine invertebrates. The five groups of echinoderms have quite different habits, but all have similar...
Sjávarlíf.is notar vafrakökur til greiningar, til að auka virkni vefsins og bæta notendaupplifun. Við vonum að það sé í lagi þín vegna. PersónuverndarstefnaÍ LAGI
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
