Common sunstar, Crossaster papposus.

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Common sunstar, Crossaster papposus (Twelve-rayed asterias, Asterias papposa). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's "The Naturalist's Miscellany," London, 1800.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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