This species typically has 6 arms that are marged with the disc forming a hexagonal shape. The colour varies greatly however is normally mottled with pink, white, red, mauve, yellow, orange, green and brown.

At a glance

Habitat Under-surface of rocks, to depth of 34m
Size Can grow to around 4cm in size from the centre of the disc to the arm tips
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Under-surface of rocks, to depth of 34m
Size
Can grow to around 4cm in size from the centre of the disc to the arm tips
Common Name Southern 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 medius
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Synonyms

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