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Family Asteriidae

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Coscinasterias acutispina

French Frigate Shoals, NWHI

 

Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 8 feet

Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 8 feet

SHARP-SPINED SEA STAR

Uncommon under stones in shallow water.  Reproduces by fission.  Attains 6 inches.  Hawaii to Japan.