Ferdina mena
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| Ferdina mena | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Ferdina |
| Species: | F. mena |
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| Ferdina mena Mah, 2017 | |
Ferdina mena, the false button star or red armpits sea star, is a species from the genus Ferdina.[1]
This species displays large rounded dorsal plates, white in the center and yellowing toward the tips of the arms, on a rust-colored background. It is particularly recognizable by the fact that the two plates located at each armpit are bright red[2].
