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Armored Sea Star

Astropecten armatus

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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Hannah Ake
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Hannah Ake

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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