New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7631 Cushion sea star (Patiriella regularis) an atypical four armed star. Although cushion stars typically have five arms, they can frequently have fewer, or more arms. Six armed stars are quite common, four and seven armed stars are sometimes found, and on rare occasions even eight armed stars turn up. Whangateau Harbour

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DSC_7631 Cushion sea star (Patiriella regularis) an atypical four armed star. Although cushion stars typically have five arms, they can frequently have fewer, or more arms. Six armed stars are quite common, four and seven armed stars are sometimes found, and on rare occasions even eight armed stars turn up. Whangateau Harbour

DSC 7631 Cushion sea star cushion star star sea star Patiriella regularis four armed Whangateau Harbour