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Armored Sea Star

Astropecten armatus

Photo by Hannah Ake
Published on Project Noah
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Notes:

According to Wikipedia and Encyclopedia of Life, this species only occurs as far north as Baja, California. However, I am fairly confident that this is the same sand star you can find on the beaches in Santa Barbara. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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Astropecten armatus - Overview, Astropecten armatus

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