Parvulastra exigua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Spinulosida |
Suborder: | Leptognathina |
Family: | Asterinidae |
Genus: | Parvulastra |
Species: | Parvulastra exigua (Lamarck, 1816) |
Parvulastra 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; with an almost pentagonal small body.