Raspberry star, blomme star, Crossaster penicillatus, is commom along the southwest coast of South Africa; This specimen was collected by scientists

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Raspberry star, blomme star, Crossaster penicillatus, is commom along the southwest coast of South Africa; This starfish specimen was collected by scientists conducting benthic sampling of the Indian Ocean seafloor off South Africa.

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Indian Ocean, South Africa
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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