Marine Invertebrates
Sea Stars, Sea Urchins & allies (Echinodermata)
Sea Stars (Asteroidea)
Sighting 4644737

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Unverified 8 Feb 2025 JimL

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Understood to be the Northern Pacific Seastar (Asterias amurensis) - an inteoduced peat that arrived in Hobart on shipping. ABC article on the issue at https://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/starfish/default.htm and official Govt info - https://fishing.tas.gov.au/species/seastar-northern-pacific

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