Leather Star

Dermasterias imbricata

These are commonly seen clinging to rocks at low tide around Ruxton 2

Dermasterias imbricata or the leather star is a starfish in the family Asteropseidae. It is found at depths of up to one hundred metres off the western seaboard of North America.

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  1. (c) John D Reynolds, all rights reserved, uploaded by John D Reynolds
  2. Adapted by John D Reynolds from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermasterias_imbricata

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