Starfish in the tide at 100 meters seaward side of the Aramoana Jetty...apologies for the blur...trying not to get my camera wet!
Focus: central alga with dark brown needles
Question: Is it growing ON another alga, or is it all the same alga?
In the first photo it seemed to be eating some pink organism coating the rock, I will put it in a observation too.
Flat ribbons of pink/white seaweed washed up onto Coopers Beach, Cable Bay. Smooth one side, these little globlets on the other side.