Patiriella brevispina
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Patiriella brevispina, also known as purple seastar is an Australia
n species of sea star
. It has six arms and is of purple colour with orange feet.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n species of sea star
Sea star
Starfish or sea stars are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names "starfish" and "sea star" essentially refer to members of the class Asteroidea...
. It has six arms and is of purple colour with orange feet.
External links
- http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment.pl?id=78803