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Pisaster giganteus
Pisaster giganteus
Giant Sea Star 		Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 1211 1606 (2011-12-22)

Copyright © 2011 Ron Wolf

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  • date of photo  Dec 21, 2011
  • location  Pillar Point. Princeton (San Mateo County, California, US)
  • family Asteriidae
  • order Forcipulatida
  • class Asteroidea
  • habitat  Intertidal
  • notes   Detail of the arm tip showing the optic cushion or 'eye spot'. Most sea stars have such a cluster of red-pigmented, light-sensitive cells at the tips of the arms that allow the sea star to detect light and sense changes in its environment.
  • camera   Canon EOS 7D, 180mm macro, f/10, 1/60 sec.
  • photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

    • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Giant Sea Star, Knobby Sea Star (photographer)
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