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Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae

Genus: Marthasterias

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Fenwick, David

Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 70 cm WD
Marthasterias glacialis(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Marthasterias glacialis
[Spiny starfish]


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