Coscinasterias+calamaria

//** Coscinasterias calamari **// ** Coscinasterias calamaria ** ** (Eleven-armed Sea star) **


 * Description: **
 * The Eleven-armed Sea star is the largest sea star in southern Australia. It is a large, distinctive sea star with long arms, usually 11, but there may be 7 to 14 in number. There are rows of spines on the dorsal surface, while rings of [|pneumatic] walking [|pedicellariae] are in parallel rows on the bottom and on top of the arms. **


 * Feeding Habits: **
 * The Eleven-armed Sea star has protuberances-like miniature jaws around the spines on the body. These are called pedicellariae, and they not only defend the sea star from predators, but also move up and down to catch food, which usually consists of small crabs or worms. These tiny jaws hang on until the prey is dead or until it can be reached by an arm or tube feet and passed to the mouth. **
 * Reproduction: **
 * The Eleven-armed Sea star can reproduce itself by meiosis, or self division. They are often found with a set of arms at varying lengths, regenerating to their original length. **



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