Rainbow Star
Orthasterias koehleri
Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) notes 6
Summary 7
Orthasterias is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae. Orthasterias koehleri, the rainbow star or red-banded sea star, is the only species in the genus. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Description 8
The rainbow star is a large starfish, growing to a diameter of about 50 centimetres (20 in) with an arm length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in). It usually has five slender tapering arms and the aboral (upper) surface is pink or red with irregular patches or bands of darker red, orange or grey. The surface is covered with sharp white or mauve spines, each surrounded by a ring of pedicellariae, tiny pincer-like organs.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/3783372599
- (c) Brenna Green, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), subido por Brenna Green
- (c) Paul Norwood, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Paul Norwood
- (c) Nick Ellis, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Nick Ellis
- (c) imcote, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por imcote
- (c) Shannon Schmunk, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)
- Adaptado por Shannon Schmunk del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://hub.toolforge.org/P3151:47669?lang=
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthasterias
