Crossaster papposus  (Rose Star)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2054)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Rocky areas
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 18, 2007
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Photo ID #	2054
Comments	The brush-like spines and concentric circles of color are distinct. The specimen pictured had almost 1/2 of its body eaten by a Solaster dawsoni, and had been regenerating about 18 months. Photo with Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.