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Horned Sea Star

Protoreaster nodosus

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

About 20cm large, 5 bold arms pale colour, with black conical spikes arranged in a single row, radially on the dorsal side.

Habitat:

Spotted at Bunaken Marine Park, North Sulawesi In shallow water.

Notes:

These dark protrusions are used to scare away possible predators, by looking frightening or dangerous.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Protoreaster
Species: P. nodosus

Reference Links:

Protoreaster nodosus - Wikipedia

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