Dwarf Mottled Henricia

Henricia pumila

Classification

Class: Asteroidea
Order: Spinulosida
Family: Echinasteridae

Henricia pumila, commonly known as the dwarf mottled henricia, is a species of blood star, a starfish in the family Echinasteridae. Taxonomy Previously considered conspecific with Henricia leviuscula, H. pumila was officially recognized as a separate species in 2010.

Distribution

Dwarf Mottled Henricia — (c) Marilynne Box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1,976Canada · 311

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Marilynne Box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionHenricia pumila, Wikipedia contributors

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