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Purple Star
Pisaster ochraceus
60.0413, -149.409
Field Notes
Description:
Two colors of starfish, red and purple. "Specimens from sheltered waters are usually purple but those found on exposed coasts are more often ochre or brown. This is believed to be due to the different types of food they eat."
Habitat:
Resurrection Bay, Alaska. "Prince William Sound, Alaska to Baja California; intertidal to 97 m (320 ft)"
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Photographed
PublishedAugust 4, 2013
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