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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

    2

    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

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