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Leptasterias hexactis
Six-rayed Star
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0307 1690 (2007-03-24)Copyright © 2007 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Mar 24, 2007
location
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Moss Beach (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Asteriidae
order
Forcipulatida
class Asteroidea
habitat Moss Beach Reef, low intertidal zonenotes This photo illustrates the brooding behavior of the Brooding Star. The female stands on the tips of her arms and shelters her eggs or offspring in her oral cavity. In this photo, she is in an arched position, protecting her egg mass.camera Canon 20D, 180mm macro, f/29, 1/4 sec.
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Six-rayed Star, Brooding Star (photographer)
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