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Crossaster papposus
We were walking down the beach and found this guy washed up. About 7cm in diameter.
Sandy or rocky bottoms, coastal to 1000m depth, found throughout Eastern Atlantic.
Spotted on Feb 20, 2011
Submitted on May 1, 2011
4 Comments
Thank you Isabela, I think it's surprising for many people to find such a brightly coloured creature in the North Sea!
How interesting.
Nope, but we did dub this guy Patrick!
No sign of Spongebob though?