The Sea Lily (Endoxocrinus parrae) gets its name due to its resemblance to a flower that clings to the ocean floor. However, according to researchers from the United States, this is actually a species of crinoid, similar to a sea urchin, with the ability to escape threats.
A video filmed at a depth of 430 meters underwater shows a sea lily detaching from its stalk and “running” using its feathery arms.
Researcher Tomasz Baumiller from the University of Michigan demonstrated a few years ago that this seemingly fixed species of sea lily is capable of movement.
Footage captured from a submarine revealed that the sea lily moves at an astonishing speed of 3-4 centimeters per second! It also showed that the sea lily leaves its fixed position to escape predators like sea urchins.
