Pentagonaster pulchellus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Valvatida
- Family
- Goniasteridae
- Genus
- Pentagonaster
- Species
- Pentagonaster pulchellus
- Scientific Name
- Pentagonaster pulchellus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pentagonaster pulchellus
Pentagonaster pulchellus, commonly known as the biscuit star or sometimes the jewelled star, is a species of starfish endemic to New Zealand, where it is common in Cook Strait and around the coasts of the South Island. It has also been recorded from the Chatham Islands and in the Campbell Plateau down to the Snares Islands.
...Pentagonaster pulchellus in languages:
- English
- Jewel Star
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