Sea star is another name for echinoderm star fish or sun star, which is a marine animal with spiny skin. Echinoderm means spiny skin in Greek, hence the name. Sea turtles, basking sharks, and sun fish are just a few of the predators of sea stars.
Frilled anemones are typically consumed by sea stars, nudibranchs, and some species of fish that can tolerate their stinging tentacles. Additionally, some crabs and shrimp may also feed on frilled anemones.
Baby sea stars are called "larvae" or "planktonic juveniles" before they mature into adults.
Some animals that eat sponges include sea slugs, sea stars, certain species of fish, and turtles. These organisms feed on sponges by either picking at them or by sucking them in through their mouth openings.
The fish, including plankton.
Sea stars like to eat a variety of prey including small fish, clams, mussels, and barnacles. They use their tube feet to pry open the shells of their prey and then extend their stomach out of their mouth to digest the soft tissues.
Birds and sea otters, will eat sea stars.
Sea stars
leather sea stars
Any bottom feeders like sea urchins, sea stars, and mussles
Sea anemones have a few different predators in the ocean. These predators include fish, sea slugs, turtles, and sea stars.
it eats coral, bacteria, fish and mussels
sea stars, whales, shrimp, small fish, zooplankton, and jellyfish
Sea anemones have a few different predators in the ocean. These predators include fish, sea slugs, turtles, and sea stars.
the ochre sea star eats many things such as bay muscles,barnacles,limpets and snails
The predators of scallops are crab, fish, sea stars, and lobsters. Humans also eat scallops. The sea scallop eats mainly phytoplankton and zooplankton.
Sun stars, or sunflower stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides), are large sea stars known for their many arms and predatory behavior. Their main predators include larger sea creatures such as certain species of fish, sea otters, and other starfish. Additionally, they can be vulnerable to disease and environmental changes, which can impact their populations.
Includes: Sea Stars, Sea Lillies, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, Brittle Stars