New Zealand Seashore

DSC_ 2473 Spiny sea star (Coscinasterias muricata) these starfish reproduce asexually by 'fission' where the central disc breaks into two pieces and each portion then regenerates the missing parts, in this case four new arms. Quarantine Point, Otago Peninsula

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DSC_ 2473 Spiny sea star (Coscinasterias muricata) these starfish reproduce asexually by 'fission' where the central disc breaks into two pieces and each portion then regenerates the missing parts, in this case four new arms. Quarantine Point, Otago Peninsula

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