Common Sea Star, Starfish

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Object Details

Discipline

Invertebrate Zoology

Ocean/Sea/Gulf

Atlantic Ocean

Region

Atlantic Ocean Region

Description

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Number of objects in this record

Record Last Modified

27 Feb 2024

Collection Date

1882

USNM Number

EO32529

Object Type

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality

Crab Ledge region off Cape Cod, North America, Atlantic Ocean, United States, Massachusetts, Barnstable County

Scientific Name

Asterias rubens

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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

Taxonomy

Animalia, Echinodermata, Asterozoa, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae

Topic

Education & Outreach

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3738b7f7e-6afb-4411-913a-50fbd79a8d24

Record ID

nmnheducation_10008991