Basket star Astrospartus mediterraneus
It looks like a seaweed, a coral, a gorgonian but in reality it is a starfish. We are talking about the Basket starfish, Astrospartus mediterraneus. This starfish lives in close contact with the gorgonians, in particular with the Red gorgonian, Paramuricea clavata, with which it shares its habitat and food. Here where we filmed it we are at a depth of 43 meters ...





