Purple star
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Purple star ( Echinaster sepositus ) |
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| ( Retzius , 1783) |
The purple star ( Echinaster sepositus ) is a species of starfish from the Echinasteridae family . He inhabits the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to Brittany . It can be found at depths between 1 and 1000 m, mostly on rock and calcareous algae soils.
description
It is very noticeable due to its strong red color. On the rather small disc, there are usually five, rarely six or seven round arms with a length of 8 to 15 cm. The ambulacral channel on the underside can be closed, which further emphasizes the curve of the arms. The skeletal plates and the spines of up to 1.5 mm in length are completely covered by the glandular skin.
proof
- The modern animal lexicon. Bertelsmann Publishing Group, Volume 8, 1981
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