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Astrometis sertulifera
Fragile Rainbow Star
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Photographer: Larry Jon Friesen
ID: 0000 0000 1104 0547 (2004-11-20)Copyright © 2004 Dr. Larry Jon Friesen
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Apr 27, 2003
this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
photo location Holding tanks for locally collected animals
animal's place of origin
Santa Barbara subtidal (Santa Barbara County, California, US)family
Asteriidae
order
Forcipulatida
class Asteroidea
habitat kelp holdfast, low intertidalnotes Aboral surface. The Fragile Rainbow Star has one of the most complex surface architectures. The orange spines are cloaked in violet-blue tissue and surrounded by wreaths of small pedicellariae. There are larger pedicellariae distributed between the spines. The larger and more numerous smaller pedicellariae of this sea star can catch fish which are then passed to the mouth and eaten.camera Canon 10D, ISO 100, 50mm Macro lens
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other
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Fragile Rainbow Star (photographer)
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