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Oreaster reticulatus

Photo by JoshuaSantana
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Description:

Disabled star

Species ID Suggestions

Red Cushion Sea Star

Oreaster reticulatus

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Comments (5)
MaryL
I've never seen a seastar with only four arms.
pesayo
According the link below, and the photos on the Wikipedia page, it looks like Oreaster reticulatus comes in a four legged variety occasionally. http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list/2007-March/004137.html

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