Facts:
-Like Kelp, Sea Stars come in a variety of shape, size and color. Some of the species of Sea Star are: Long-rayed brittle star Mottled sea star Blood star Six-rayed star
Red brittle star Giant pink sea star Ochre star, Purple star Sunflower star Morning sun star
-Sea Stars are of the referred to as a Star Fish, it is an incorrect name because they are not really fishes.
-Sea Stars can be found in many oceanic environments.
-The number of “arms” on a sea star varies from from the different species. A majority of the sea stars will however have five “arms” that are spaced evenly around their circular body shape.This arrangement is known as pentaradial symmetry.
-Sea Stars use a hydraulic water vascular system to eat, transport waste and move around. On the ventral face of the Sea Stars arm, you can see their“tube feet”. When the sea star contracts certain muscles, it will force water into a tube foot and expel it's body. The sea star controls it's numerous tube feet using different muscles, making it possible to move around by alternately contracting or relaxing various tube feet.
-They will eat just about anything, some eat mussels, clams, and oysters; or any animal slow enough to to catch. Some species eating decomposing organisms, and plant material. Some even eat coral polyps, sponges or even suspended particles and planktons.
-Their stomach is intact usually but when feeding, they take it out to lurch into shells and devour the creature.
-Like Kelp, Sea Stars come in a variety of shape, size and color. Some of the species of Sea Star are: Long-rayed brittle star Mottled sea star Blood star Six-rayed star
Red brittle star Giant pink sea star Ochre star, Purple star Sunflower star Morning sun star
-Sea Stars are of the referred to as a Star Fish, it is an incorrect name because they are not really fishes.
-Sea Stars can be found in many oceanic environments.
-The number of “arms” on a sea star varies from from the different species. A majority of the sea stars will however have five “arms” that are spaced evenly around their circular body shape.This arrangement is known as pentaradial symmetry.
-Sea Stars use a hydraulic water vascular system to eat, transport waste and move around. On the ventral face of the Sea Stars arm, you can see their“tube feet”. When the sea star contracts certain muscles, it will force water into a tube foot and expel it's body. The sea star controls it's numerous tube feet using different muscles, making it possible to move around by alternately contracting or relaxing various tube feet.
-They will eat just about anything, some eat mussels, clams, and oysters; or any animal slow enough to to catch. Some species eating decomposing organisms, and plant material. Some even eat coral polyps, sponges or even suspended particles and planktons.
-Their stomach is intact usually but when feeding, they take it out to lurch into shells and devour the creature.
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