This video is from a TikTok live streaming February 8th, 2024. The tide was -2.75 ft at 10:30pm. #intertidal #lowtide #salishsea #pugetsound #visitgigharborwa
As I recall Pisaster brevispinus has a parasitic snail species Balcis rutila (seastar Balcis) that lives embedded in dorsal surface tissue. The snail is tiny only about 2 mm. and feeds on seastars body fluids.
As I recall Pisaster brevispinus has a parasitic snail species Balcis rutila (seastar Balcis) that lives embedded in dorsal surface tissue. The snail is tiny only about 2 mm. and feeds on seastars body fluids.