Patiriella gunnii
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Patiriella gunnii is an Australian species of sea star
.It has six arms and can be any colour. Molecular evidence indicated that there were genetically divergent eastern and western forms of what is currently referred to as P. gunnii in southern Australia, and that a taxonomic revision was necessary. Further studies have shown that it can be conspecific with Patiriella brevispina.
Sea star
Starfish or sea stars are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names "starfish" and "sea star" essentially refer to members of the class Asteroidea...
.It has six arms and can be any colour. Molecular evidence indicated that there were genetically divergent eastern and western forms of what is currently referred to as P. gunnii in southern Australia, and that a taxonomic revision was necessary. Further studies have shown that it can be conspecific with Patiriella brevispina.