Starfish, Sea Star, Mottled Star, False ochre sea star, Troschel's true star

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Object Details

Discipline

Invertebrate Zoology

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.

Notes

This specimen is a Starfish. A starfish is a predator that feeds on bivalve mollusks. The starfish measures approximately 15 cm x 15 cm.

Number of objects in this record

Record Last Modified

21 Mar 2024

USNM Number

EO32591

Object Type

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality

North Pacific coast to Alaska

Scientific Name

Evasterias troschelii

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

Taxonomy

Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae

Topic

Education & Outreach

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35c54c3bd-045d-4731-8dc2-15a05b733d23

Record ID

nmnheducation_10009053