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Marine Species: Asterina gibbosa
(Pennant, 1777)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Asterina |
| Species: | Asterina gibbosa |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | A cushion star |
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| Description: | Thick body, almost pentagonal, covered with numerous short thorns. |
| Habitat: | Tidal zone (under the inferior face of the rocks) penetrating bathymetrically until the circalittoral. |
| Color: | Yellowish colour. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
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