Cuming's starfish (Neoferdina cumingi) on a coral reef. Starfish, or sea stars, are a type of marine invertebrate known as echinoderms. They use tube-

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Cuming's starfish (Neoferdina cumingi) on a coral reef. Starfish, or sea stars, are a type of marine invertebrate known as echinoderms. They use tube-like feet on their underside to move across the seabed. They can be predators, plant-eaters or scavengers. Photographed in Papua New Guinea.

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