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Gunn's Sea-Armed Star - Meridiastra gunnii  Adelaide,Australia,Gunn's Six-Armed Star,Meridiastra gunnii,Sea Star,West Australia Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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"Meridiastra gunnii" is an Australian species of sea star. It has six arms and can be any colour. Molecular evidence indicated that there were genetically divergent eastern and western forms of what is currently referred to as "M. gunnii" in southern Australia, and that a taxonomic revision was necessary. Further studies have shown that it can be conspecific with "Patiriella brevispina".

Similar species: Valvatidan Sea Stars
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Nov 12, 2024. Captured Nov 9, 2024 15:24.
  • TG-7
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO500
  • 11.88mm