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Small-spine Sea Star

Echinaster spinulosus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 1, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States706
South Carolina13
North Carolina12
Georgia4
Louisiana3
Alabama2
Mexico2
Yucatan2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumEchinoderms · Echinodermata
ClassSea Stars · Asteroidea
OrderSpinulosida
FamilyEchinasterid Sea Stars · Echinasteridae
GenusEchinaster

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