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Spiny Sun Star

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These large starfish are commonly found on both rocky and muddy seabeds. (see rocky seabed)

purple crossaster.jpgSpiny Sun Star    (Photo: Paul Tyler)

Spiny sunstars that live in muddy areas tend to be uniformly drab in colour, in marked contrast to the brightly patterned red and yellow animals that live on exposed rocky reefs, even though they are the same species.

by Paul Tyler

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