Parvulastra exigua

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Parvulastra exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Spinulosida
Suborder: Leptognathina
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Parvulastra
Species: Parvulastra exigua
(Edgar, 1997)

Parvulastra exigua (formerly Patiriella exigua or Asterina exigua) is a species of sea star. It can be found in temperate intertidal marine communities from geographically widespread sites around the southern hemisphere (including South Africa and Australia). It has five arms and is of turquoise colour.

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