This story is illustrative of typical tabloid sensationalism:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/alien-sea-creature-100-arms-4434948
![](https://www.metabunk.org/data/MetaMirrorCache/23864356f5ce02dbf1c998f5dead7007.jpg)
https://www.google.com/search?q=basket+sea+star&es_sm=119&tbm=isch
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/20141014-133304-c0gf8.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_star
They are pretty alien though:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/alien-sea-creature-100-arms-4434948
![](https://www.metabunk.org/data/MetaMirrorCache/23864356f5ce02dbf1c998f5dead7007.jpg)
But about two minutes on Google tells you that it's a Basket Sea Star
"I’ve asked all my friends and none of them know and all my internet searches have not turned up anything that looks like this.
"So, if no one can't identify it then I guess I’m right - it’s either an alien or I’ve discovered a new species of mutant sea creature.
https://www.google.com/search?q=basket+sea+star&es_sm=119&tbm=isch
![](https://www.metabunk.org/sk/20141014-133304-c0gf8.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_star
They are pretty alien though: