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Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Scientific name: Pisaster ochraceus

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

Common name: Ochre Star
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Stars
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Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Close-up of tube feet
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Detached arm
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Unhealthy-looking one
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Detached (or torn off) arm
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Star)
New arm starting to bud
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