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Reticulated Starfish (Henricia ornata) IDENTIFICATION: Arms long, very gradually tapering and cylindrical. Colour orange to maroon with an irregularly-honeycombed surface texture. SIZE: Up to 90 mm across. BIOLOGY: Thought to feed on sponges by everting the stomach and digesting the sponge tissue in situ, although may also consume detritus. |
Photograph by Kevin Frey |
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