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English
name:
Thorny
red starfish
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Description: Star of up to 25 cm of diameter, with a small disc, long arms and of
cylindrical section, which it became slim towards the end. The spines
are small, arranged without apparent order in the back, but they form
rows in the ventral part of the arms; they are sunk in the skin and give
an reticular aspect which measure 1.5 mm of length. It presents one
internal spine and two external ones in the ambulacral plates, arranged
as transverse form. Scarlet, red intense colour. |
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Distribution: From the Atlantic French coast to the Mediterranean sea.
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Habitat: In rocks, sand, up to 200 m of depth.
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reasons of the risk:
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Category IUCN: LC
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