Red comb star
A species of Astropecten Scientific name : Astropecten aranciacus Genus : Astropecten
Red comb star, A species of Astropecten
Botanical name: Astropecten aranciacus
Genus: Astropecten
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Description
Description
This starfish has superomarginal plates equipped with 1 to 3 small spines and inferomarginal plates with long, pointed, strong, regularly arranged spines. The inferomarginal spines have reddish-orange colour at the base and yellowish or white colour towards the tip. It is rugged with normal size disc and pointed arms. The colour of the aboral side is given by a succession of paxillae (from the top they look like round points) with upper extremity red-orange in various combinations with paxillae with upper extremity grey or beige. The superomarginal plates are usually grey or beige homogeneous. This is the largest species of Astropecten in the Mediterranean Sea, with a maximum diameter of 55 centimetres (22 in), although it usually measures about 30 cm (12 in). It is a starfish with a lot of features and can be distinguished easily from the other species by colour and size. Sometimes it is confused with Astropecten irregularis.
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Photo By Philippe Guillaume , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Echinoderms Class
Sea stars Order
Paxillosidan sea stars Family
Comb stars Genus
Astropecten Species
Red comb star