Echinaster sepositus
| Echinaster sepositus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Spinulosida |
| Family: | Echinasteridae |
| Genus: | Echinaster |
| Species: | E. sepositus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinaster sepositus Retzius, 1805 | |
Echinaster sepositus (common name, red starfish) is a species of starfish.
Description
E. sepositus has five relatively slender arms around a small central disc. It can reach a diameter of 20 cm. It is a bright red in colour, and has a soapy surface texture. The surface is dotted with evenly-spaced pits from which the animal can extend its deep red gills (papullae).[1] [2]
Distribution
It is found on the coast of France but not of Britain, on rock, mud or sand and among eel-grass (Zostera). It is not found below 200 m.[2]
References
- ↑ "Echinaster sepositus. Red Starfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Red starfish - Echinaster sepositus". MarLIN. Retrieved 2013-05-15.