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Bat Star

Patiria miniata

Classification

Patiria miniata, the bat star, sea bat, webbed star, or broad-disk star, is a species of sea star (also called a starfish) in the family Asterinidae. It typically has five arms, with the center disk of the animal being much wider than the stubby arms are in length. Although the bat star usually has five arms, it sometimes has as many as nine.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 210,530Canada · 1,302Mexico · 55