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stylasterias forreri
Stylasterias forrei by Andrew McCurdy, August 2010
close up of Stylasterias forrei
A closeup of the spines and gills on the aboral surface.
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Forcipulatida
Family Curculionoidea
Genus Stylasterias
Species forreri ( de Loriol, 1887)
Common Name: Fish-eating star or Velco seastar

This photo is from West Race Rocks around 40ft depth. It is not a very common sea star out there..

This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, faculty, staff and volunteers of
Lester B. Pearson College
August 2010
Andrew McCurdy
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