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Necklace Sea Star

Fromia monilis

Photo by The MnMs
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This sea star can reach a diameter of about 30 cm. Tips of the arms and the disc center are bright red, while the remaining parts are paler, forming large plates.

Habitat:

Mel's Rock in Lankayan Island, Sabah, Borneo

Reference Links:

Fromia monilis

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Comments (13)
Neil Ross
Lovely. The clarity of this photo is quite amazing. Wonderful spotting.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome capture Marta,just beautiful :-) congrats and thanks for sharing
AmolPandit
Wow !! Marta Very beautiful spotting and great creativity of mother nature !!!
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Marta, that's a lovely spotting! I've never seen a star fish! You're very lucky!
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PublishedMay 4, 2016

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