A six-armed species with uniform dark purplish crimson or reddish-brown or indigo blue, paler on the oral surface tube feet are orange. This seastar can be extremely abundant on the edge of sheltered reefs or seagrass beds, where animals lift their arms into the water column and attempt to trap drifting plant or animal material.f

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Habitat Under-surface of rocks, in the lower intertidal zone, to depth of 36 m
Size Grows to a maximum size of around 14cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australian coasts
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australian coasts
Habitat
Under-surface of rocks, in the lower intertidal zone, to depth of 36 m
Size
Grows to a maximum size of around 14cm
Common Name Gunn's Six-armed 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 gunnii
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