Spotlight Specimen: Starfish @morethanadodo
Spotlight Specimen: Starfish  @morethanadodo
Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 21 minutes ago
Starfish are among the most distinctive animals found along the seashore today. Together with other well-known forms such as sea urchins, sea cucumbers and brittle stars, they belong to a major group called the echinoderms, which is characterized by a unique type of symmetry — called fivefold symmetry.

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Spotlight Specimen: Starfish

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