Summary ²

Astropecten polyacanthus, the sand sifting starfish or Comb sea star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. It is the most widespread species in the Astropecten genus, found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The armspread is up to 20 cm (8 in). The specific epithet "polyacanthus" comes from the Latin meaning "many thorned".

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1. (c) Tony Strazzari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tony Strazzari
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astropecten_polyacanthus

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