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small-spine sea star

Echinaster spinulosus

Classification

Echinaster spinulosus, the small spine sea star, is a species of sea star found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Description Echinaster spinulosus is a medium-sized sea star with five long tapering arms, round in cross section, attached to a central disc. Near one edge of this is the madreporite, a structure used for drawing in water to replenishing the water vascular system.

Distribution

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United States of America · 109