A small pentagonal shaped seastar with a variable body pattern and colouring the tips of each arm are dark in colour.

This is a lesser seen member of this family of seastars and as such little is known about it.

At a glance

Habitat Under-surface of rocks, to depth of 59 m
Size Centre to arm tip up to 2 cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Under-surface of rocks, to depth of 59 m
Size
Centre to arm tip up to 2 cm
Common Name Dark-tipped Button Star
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderValvatida
FamilyAsterinidae
GenusMeridiastra
SpeciesMeridiastra atyphoida
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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