Oct 4, 2023
Close-up of the skin of a vermillion sea star (Mediaster aequalis)
Photos by Shane Gross
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Close-up of the skin of a vermillion sea star (Mediaster aequalis)
Photos by Shane Gross
Mediaster aequalis / バーミリオンスター
Mediaster aequalis
バーミリオンスター
Vermillion Star
Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Valvatida Goniasteridae 動物界 棘皮動物門 ヒトデ綱 アカヒトデ目 ゴカクヒトデ科 Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois, United States. シェッド水族館＠イリノイ州シカゴ市
Vermilion Sea Star (Mediaster aequalis)
...a smaller (76-127 mm [3-5 in]) species of Goniasterid sea star which is widely distributed along the western seaboard of North America, where it ranges from parts of Alaska south to California. Vermilion sea stars are generally found during low/negative tides where they will feed on a wide range of organisms ranging from plant matter to a range of marine invertebrates.
Classification
Animalia-Echinodermata-Asteroidea-Valvatida-Goniasteridae-Mediaster-M. aequalis
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