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Protoreaster nodosus
About 25cm large, 5 bold arms pale colour, with black conical spikes arranged in a single row, radially on the dorsal side.
Spotted at Flores Sea, Komodo area - Indonesia, costal reef area.
These dark protrusions are used to scare away possible predators, by looking frightening or dangerous. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Oreasteridae Genus: Protoreaster Species: P. nodosus
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