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Hippasteria phrygiana
(Spiny Red Sea Star)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #15882)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sutton Island, Skookumchuck Narrows
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
subtidal, cobble, boulders
Photo Date
Upload Date
January 08, 2012
Elevation (m)
-10
UTM Zone #
Latitude
49.7594444444444
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.935555555556
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
15882
Notes
Close-up shows the conspicuous bivalved, unstalked pedicellariae (mini-pincers). Recent DNA work has shown that H. spinosa is the same as Hippasteria phrygiana. The latter takes precidence as it is the older name. Reference: Foltz, D.W. et.al. 2013. Global population divergence of the sea star Hippasteria phrygiana corresponds to the onset of the last glacial period of the Pleistocene. Marine Biology (2013): 1-12.
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