Patiriella brevispina

Patiriella brevispina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Suborder: Leptognathina
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Patiriella
Species: P. brevispina
Binomial name
Patiriella brevispina
H.L. Clark, 1938

Patiriella brevispina, also known as purple seastar is an Australian species of sea star. It has six arms and is of purple colour with orange feet.


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