Astropecten platyacanthus: detail of the superomarginal spine
Description: In this specie the superomarginal spines are (more or less) far from the inside edge of plates and they leave on top, on the base of them, a small bare area that it is white if there is a strong spine in the plate (usually in the plates near the disc) or blue-violet if the plate has very small spine or no spine (usually towards the tip of arms).
Author: Pillon, Roberto (
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Asteroidea Taxa on this image:
Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
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