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Northern Blood Star

Henricia sanguinolenta

607 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 82, February 61, March 95, April 150, May 216, June 236, July 252, August 217, September 159, October 119, November 65, December 51.
United States2,118
Alaska1,695
Canada856
Nova Scotia232
Quebec224
Maine221
New Brunswick200
Massachusetts152
British Columbia90
Prince Edward Island53

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
GenusBlood Stars · Henricia

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