Starfish, Sea Star, Mottled Star, False ochre sea star, Troschel's true star

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Discipline
Invertebrate Zoology
Description
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
This specimen is a Starfish. A starfish is a predator that feeds on bivalve mollusks. The starfish measures approximately 15 cm x 15 cm.
Number of objects in this record
1
Record Last Modified
21 Mar 2024
USNM Number
EO32591
Object Type
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality
North Pacific coast to Alaska
Scientific Name
Evasterias troschelii
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
Taxonomy
Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae
Topic
Education & Outreach
Record ID
nmnheducation_10009053
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35c54c3bd-045d-4731-8dc2-15a05b733d23

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