Slime star

Slime star may refer to various starfish known for their ability to defend themselves by expelling large amounts of mucus:

• Pterasteridae, a family of starfish sometimes generally called the "slime stars," including:
  • Hymenaster, a genus sometimes referred to collectively as the "slime stars"
  • Pteraster, a genus sometimes referred to collectively as the "slime stars"
  • Pteraster tesselatus, a North Pacific species with the common names "slime star" and "cushion star"
• The leather star (Dermasterias imbricata), a North Pacific species less commonly referred to as a "slime star"

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