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Asterina miniata
Bat Star

Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 9092 3191 3549 0105 (1999-11-04)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo Apr 1, 1986

location Salt Point State Park (Sonoma County, California, US)

class Asteroidea

notes bat star, sea bat

CalAcademy slide # T 51593

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Bat Star, Sea Bat, Bat Starfish, Bat Seastar, Bat Star Fish, Bat Sea Star (Cynthia Trowbridge )

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Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)

Reviewed by Cynthia Trowbridge Mar 2, 2007

Action: changed name from "Patiria miniata" to "Asterina miniata "

Reviewer's comments:

"genus changed a long time ago... true of all Patirica miniata photos"

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