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Leather Sea Star

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Description:

Leathery skin texture, deep purple with white accents in color. Diameter: aprox. 8 inches

Habitat:

Tide pools in Seal Cove, San Francisco. Cold and rocky tide pools.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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vanhevel
vanhevel 12 years ago
Ochre sea star
Pisaster ochraceus Pisaster ochraceus


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1 Comment

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

Its the species I had seen few days back in Corona del Mar beach

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mrsangevine
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mrsangevine

San Francisco, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 17, 2012
Submitted on Feb 2, 2012

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