Species
Patiria miniata (Bat star)
Patiria miniata. Photo: (c) passiflora4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The bat star (Patiria miniata), also known as a sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star, is a species of sea star (also called a starfish) in the family Asterinidae. It typically has five arms, with the center disk of the animal being much wider than the stubby arms are in length. Although the bat star usually has five arms, it sometimes has as many as nine. Bat stars occur in many of colors, including green,…
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