Tiny
seven-armed coral star
Aquilonastra anomala
Family Asterinidae
updated
Jul 2020
Where
seen? This
tiny sea star is sometimes seen on our Southern shores on rubbly areas near living reefs.
Features: Diameter about 2cm. Usually 7 arms, short, often unequal in length. Upperside mottled colours. Underside white without any markings. |
Terumbu Hantu, Jun 13
Photo
shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
Cyrene Reef, Jun 10
Photo
shared by Toh Chay Hoon on her
blog. |
Photo
shared by Toh Chay Hoon on her
blog.
Cyrene Reef, Jun 10 |
| Tiny seven-armed coral stars on Singapore shores |
| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 St John's Island, Jan 20
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.. |
 Pulau Tekukor, Mar 24
Photo shared by Jianlin Liu on facebook. |
 Pulau Tekukor, Mar 24
Photo shared by Jianlin Liu on facebook. |
Sisters Island, Feb 13
Photo
shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his blog. |
Pulau Hantu, Jul 20
Photo
shared by Dyana Cheah on facebook. |
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Pulau Jong, Apr 11
Photo
shared by Toh Chay Hoon on her
blog. |
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Pulau Jong, May 10
Photo
shared by Toh Chay Hoon on her
blog. |
Underside.
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Pulau Jong, May 10
Photo
shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
 Terumbu Semakau, Apr 21
Photo shared by Jianlin Liu on facebook.. |
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Links
References
- Loisette M. Marsh and Jane Fromont. Field Guide to Shallow Water Seastars of Australia. 2020. Western Australian Museum. 543pp.
- Didier VandenSpiegel
et al. 1998. The
Asteroid fauna (Echinodermata) of Singapore with a distribution
table and illustrated identification to the species. The Raffles
Bulletin of Zoology 1998 46(2): 431-470.
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