Meridionalis Starfish

Odontaster meridionalis

Classification

Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Odontasteridae

Diplasterias brucei is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean. It is a predator and scavenger and is unusual among starfish in that it broods its young.

Distribution

Meridionalis Starfish — (c) Charlotte Kirchner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Argentina · 2

Sources and credits

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