From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Best found at
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John Brown's Beach +
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| Class
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Asteroidea +
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| Common name is
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Mottled star +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Asteriidae +
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| Genus
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Evasterias +
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| Is Documented by MRG
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Sitka +
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| NeedBetterPhoto
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false +
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| Order
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Forcipulatida +
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| Origination status is
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Native +
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| Phylum
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Echinodermata +
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| Scientific name is
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Evasterias troschellii +
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| SpecificEpithet
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troschelii +
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| Summary
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This common starfish looks somewhat like t … This common starfish looks somewhat like the even more common [[Pisaster ochraceus|Ochre star (''Pisaster ochraceus'')]], but its arms taper a little as they near the central disk. Also, ''Evasterias'' is less heavily calcified than ''Pisaster'' (it is smoother and less rigid), and it lives deeper in the intertidal zone. In the frost-free months, ''Evasterias troschelli'' is regularly found several feet above the zero level, but never quite as high as ''Pisaster''. It is also more tolerant of soft substrates than ''Pisaster'', and tends to be more green, brown, or ochre (ironically) than the normally orange, purple, or mixed orange-purple ''Pisaster''.rple, or mixed orange-purple ''Pisaster''. +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2016 04:02:34 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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