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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Stelleroida > Subclass Asteroidea |
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scaly sea stars Nepanthia maculata Family Asterinidae updated Mar 08 Where seen? So far, seen only once, on Beting Bronok. According to Lane, this sea star is rather rare in Singapore. It was only first recorded for Singapore in 1991. Features: Diameter with arms about 11cm. A rounded star (not flat) with long plump arms like half a cylinder with a flat base and rounded tips. The upper side is covered with 'scales'. When submerged tiny transparent finger-like structures (papulae) might be seen on the upperside. Its underside is plain. On the underside, in grooves along the arms, are long tube feet tipped with suckers. May be mistaken for the Red scaly sea star (Nepanthia sp.). The Red scaly sea star is smaller with reddish markings on the underside, and is more commonly encountered. |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05 |
 Tip of arm. |
 Tiny tube feet emerge among the scales. |
 Scales on the upperside. |
 Pale underside. |
 Long tube feet from the grooves on the underside. |
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