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Pseudarchaster discus

Synonyms: Astrogonium discus; Astrogonium patagonicum; Pentagonaster discus (homotypic); Pseudarchaster patagonicus

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudarchaster discus is a species of starfish from the Pseudarchasteridae family. This starfish has a mouth opening on its bottom side. The torso consists of a disk with arms. This starfish can regemerate a lost or damaged arm from its body. This species is belongs to the genus Pseudarchaster and can be found in the Antarctic Ocean and the Magellan Strait. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1889 by Salden
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0