Astropecten latespinosus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Paxillosida
Family
Astropectinidae
Genus
Astropecten
Species
Astropecten latespinosus
Scientific Name
Astropecten latespinosus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Astropecten latespinosus

Astropecten latespinosus is a species of starfish in the family Astropectinidae. It is one of the commonest starfish in the seas around Japan. The name in Japanese is hira momiji, "hira" meaning flattened and "momiji" meaning maple leaves tinged with bright red, a name given to certain starfish which resemble maple leaves in form.

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