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Leptasterias hexactis
Six-rayed Star
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0115 3697 (2015-01-29)Copyright © 2015 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jan 15, 2015
location
Pigeon Point. Near Pescadero (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Asteriidae
order
Forcipulatida
class Asteroidea
notes This star is in the brooding position, on the tips of her arms protecting her eggs until they hatch.camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 180mm macro, f/18, 1/30 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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