Coronaster briareus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Coronaster
- Species
- Coronaster briareus
- Scientific Name
- Coronaster briareus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Coronaster briareus
Coronaster briareus is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It moves quickly and can reach a size of nearly 30 cm. As a defense mechanism, it can shed its legs, which later regenerate. This species is well-established in the Maltese waters.
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