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Sea Star, Three and Three

Scientific name:

Allostichaster insignis

Maori name:

Patakaroa (Allostichaster insignis)

Other names:

Patakaroa (Allostichaster insignis)
Sea Star, Three and Three

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Echinodermata

Class:

Asteroidea

Family:

Stichasteridae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Inedible

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

This small sea star is orange in colour and almost always has six arms, three of which maybe smaller than the other three.

Habitat:

Found in low intertidal.

Diet:

It is a predator.

Lifestyle:

Asexual reproduction; it divides in two and each half grows a new half! Can broadcast spawn.

Notes:

References:

NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1