The 'strawberry flower star' mostly just hangs out in ocean currents and catches plankton. It's also evidence of the unique evolutionary forces that have shaped Antarctic waters.
The "strawberry flower star" mostly just hangs out in ocean currents and catches plankton. It's also evidence of the unique evolutionary forces that have shaped Antarctic waters.A Promachocrinus fragarius specimen with some of the cirri cut off to reveal the strawberry-shaped body. A newly named species from the Antarctic Ocean represents the rich and strange diversity of those frigid waters, where scientists have found new and unexpected creatures in recent years.
and dominated the sea floor during part of the Mississippian Period, which ran from 360 million years to 320 million years ago. They left behind a large amount of fossilized remains underwater and on what is now land, where their remains formed many of the limestone rocks.– from the Latin “fragum,” for strawberry – has 20 arms and many more thin cirri, along with the strawberry-shaped body that earned the species its name.
These organisms eat by positioning themselves in water currents and sticking out their arms, which are lined with “tube feet” that catch plankton in mucous. When the crinoid is ready to move on, it uses its arms to swim to a new perch.
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