Callopatiria granifera
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| Callopatiria granifera | |
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| Callopatiria granifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Callopatiria |
| Species: | C. granifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Callopatiria granifera (Gray, 1847)[1] | |
Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.[2]
The red starfish is a medium-sized orange to red starfish which grows up to 15 cm (5.9 in) across. It has a dorsal surface resembling a tiled roof and its arms taper to rounded ends.
