Pycnopodia can be found to be up to 1 m. in diameter (Kozloff 1973) Identification Pycnopodia can range from purple to orange, with a large central disc and a number of rays. This individual was found subtidally at Fox Island, Wa and has 19 rays. Feeding Pycnopodia is a predator. It typically will feed on bivalve molluscs, but will also scavenge for dead fish (Kozloff 1973). Experiments (Brewer and Konar 2005) show that Pycnopodia responds to chemical signals that are released from damaged prey and they will chose damaged prey over live prey. |
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