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Coscinasterias calamaria
A very common native species, spotted during low tide, at a beach near Charleston, Wesport West Coast NZ.
Spotted on May 12, 2011
Submitted on Jan 2, 2013
6 Comments
Thank you dear @KarenL :)
Great spot!
Thank you dear @sarahaw1981 :)
Fascinating creature, great sighting!
According to wiki:
"Although called the eleven-armed sea star there can be any number up to 14, but 11 is the norm. They are often found with arms of varying lengths, regenerating to their original length. It can reproduce itself by fissiparity (self division), being capable of regenerating even one arm into a whole new body, but only if the arm includes part of the central disc"
It's a quite amazing species :)
I see 12...