•Of
the two brown starfish observed on 6/6, one had an interesting phenomenon: on the "spikes," some were
developing a strange gel-like covering and were easier to scrape off, exposing
the inside of the starfish
–The
spikes that were beginning to develop the gelly-like substance had a series of tiny
bright white spots around the radial edges of the spike situated on the brown
flesh in between the spikes
–These
gel-covered spikes were observed in clusters along the arms, more often at the
most distal parts and the most proximal parts than the middle length of the
arms
•The
other brown starfish had a few of these “spotted” spikes, but were more
randomly spaced with only a few clusters at the tips of a couple of the arms
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