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Asterias rubens Linnaeus
Diameter may reach up to 50cm, but frequently much smaller.Body has plump, rounded, tapering rays; surface covered with irregularly arranged spines surrounded by pedicellariae. Colour brown- yellow above; paler below.
On rocks and stony ground, in mussel and oyster beds from lower shore down to 200m.
Spotted on Feb 10, 2008
Submitted on Jan 1, 2012
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