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Necklace Sea Star

Fromia monilis

Photo by Eric Noora
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small orange star with prominent cream or yellow plates. The plates are larger along the external margins, small and flattened on the upper surface. Orange central disc and tip of the arms, the central disc have large pores. 10 cm diameter.

Source: http://www.seadb.net/en_Necklace-sea-star-Fromia-monilis_197.htm

Habitat:

Lagoon, back reef and reef front. Western Pacific

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Comments (4)

It's a totally different world Avinash! :-)
The second photo is breathtaking!

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