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2015 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
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2015 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
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1999 California Academy of Sciences
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bat star, sea bat
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1999 California Academy of Sciences
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leather star
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1999 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
leather star
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Category hierarchy: Animals | EchinodermsDescription: Oreaster reticulatus in shallow water.Capture device: Camera: Pentax M20Original date: 20070505Locality: Latitude: 1.833810000000000e+001; Longitude: -6.489410000000000e+001
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci detail
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci detail
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci detail
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci detail
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Crown of Thorns, Acanthaster planci detail
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Some S. dawsoni have a color pattern on the aboral surface, but note there are no blue-gray stripes running down the rays.
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A view of the oral side of S. dawsoni
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Another view of the open mouth, this time underwater through aquarium glass.
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The aboral ossicles or paxillae are well separated. These are magnified.
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The ossicles along the edge of the ambulacral groove (which is at the top in this photo) are enlarged into marginal plates.
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This S. dawsoni is swallowing a Leptasterias hexactis that it captured. Notice also the commensal Arctonoesp polychaete scaleworm on the ray.
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This Solaster dawsoni (left) was found eating this Dermasterias imbricata on the right at low tide. Photo by Brooke Reiswig, July 2006
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A tiny Solaster dawsoni among hydroids. Underwater photo by Kirt Onthank, August 2007