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Fat sea star

Thromidia catalai

Description:

Large sea star with 5 cylindrical arms, ending in a conical point. Pinkish colour with scattered papillae. The arm tip fading in a dark orange colour. 50 cm diameter.

Habitat:

Encountered along the deep reef. Pacific O.

Notes:

http://www.seadb.net/en_Fat-star-Thromid...

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1 Comment

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Wow! not the color you would expect.

The MnMs
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Dumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Nov 8, 2012

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