Solaster stimpsoni
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Solaster stimpsoni is a large species, growing up to 50 cm in diameter. It can have 8 to 12 arms, but usually has 10. The aboral surface has a distinctive reddish orange colour and is covered with thick paxillae. The arms are long, slender, and tapering, each with a dark, purplish-grey contrasting stripe, running from the centre of the body to the tip. They contain no pedicellariae. The underside of the arms have two rows of tube feet. Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual and sexual means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamerous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms.
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Solaster stimpsoni is a large species, growing up to 50 cm in diameter.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autoriThe aboral surface has a distinctive reddish orange colour and is covered with thick paxillae.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autoriThe arms are long, slender, and tapering, each with a dark, purplish-grey contrasting stripe, running from the centre of the body to the tip.
Fonte: Wikipedia EN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · autori