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SEA STARS : INVERTEBRATES
STUDDED SEA STAR
(Mithrodia sp.) < 13 cm / 5 in
Pale arms with wide brown bands. Small central disc. Rounded spines on the arms. Found on deeper reefs.
TESSELLATED CUSHION STAR (Goniaster tessellatus) < 15 cm / 6 in
Short wide triangular arms. Reddish with small pointed spines. A series of raised bumps around the edges.
COMMON COMET STAR
(Linckia guildingi) < 13 cm / 5 in
our to se en rounded arms ith lunt ti s. ll arms can e of different len ths. olor aries from oran e to tan.
MOTTLED SEA STAR (Copidaster lymani) < 30 cm / 12 in
i e tu ular arms ith rounded ti s. ed ith irre ular dark red mottling. Rows of small pits run down the arms.
BLUNT-ARMED SEA STAR (Asterinides folium) < 2.5 cm / 1 in
i e short trian ular arms ith lunt ti s. olor aries from white to yellow, red or blue. Found among rubble.
(Ophidiaster guildingi) < 10 cm / 4 in
i e tu ular arms all of the same len th. ach arm ith a distincti el u turned red ti . olor is hi hl aria le.
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