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Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Scientific name: Leptasterias hexactis

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Echinodermata → Subphylum Asterozoa → Class Asteroidea → Subclass Ambuloasteroidea → Infraclass Neoasteroidea → Superorder Forcipulatacea → Order Forcipulatida → Family Asteriidae → Genus Leptasterias

Common name: Six-Arm Star
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Stars

Yes, it always has six arms.

Other images:
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Six-arm star with seven arms
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Regrowing lost arms
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
Leptasterias hexactis (Six-Arm Star)
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