This tiny sea star, less than five centimeters (less than two inches) across, could be a rare Remaster palmatus (family Korethrasteridae). If so, this could be one of the first live observations of this species in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sea Star
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
This tiny sea star, less than five centimeters (less than two inches) across, could be a rare Remaster palmatus (family Korethrasteridae). If so, this could be one of the first live observations of this species in the Gulf of Mexico. Download larger version (jpg, 1.0 MB).
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