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Grainy Sea Star

Ophidiaster granifer

Classification

Ophidiaster granifer, the grained seastar, is a species of starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is found in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific and is the only known species of starfish to reproduce by parthenogenesis. Description Ophidiaster granifer is a small five armed starfish with a cryptic mottled brown colouration.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 8United States of America · 1