Ceramaster patagonicus | |
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Preserved specimen of Ceramaster patagonicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Goniasteridae |
Genus: | Ceramaster |
Species: | C. patagonicus
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Binomial name | |
Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen, 1889) [1]
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Ceramaster patagonicus, the cookie star, is a species of sea star. It is bright orange or yellow in colour. Its arms are short and it has no spines. It is a deep water species and lives on rocky sea beds. Its diet includes sponges.