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Pacific blood star

Henricia leviuscula

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Small bright orange-red starfish found along west coast of North America. By positioning its arms close together it can move itself or even flip itself over if need be.

Habitat:

Spotted on an exposed rock at low tide. Tide pools at Tongue Point.

Reference Links:

Henricia leviuscula - Wikipedia

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Comments (7)
Brian38
Thanks Neil and Danieles for your kind comments.
Neil Ross
Brian, this is seriously awesome. What an amazing find. A big fave, my friend. Well done :)
Brian38
Thank you for commenting Sukanya, Tukup, and Mauna. I was a bit disappointed that this was the only starfish I found at these tide pools, but I will be posting some other interesting creatures, seaweed, etc. That I found.
Tukup
Cool. Thanks for sharing Brian.

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PublishedApril 10, 2019

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