SEA STAR

Sea stars are from 1cm to over 1m in diameter.

Sea stars have a outer covering called exoskeleton.

Sea stars can grow back any ray after it falls off or is bitten off.

Sea stars do not have eyes but they do have an eyespot that tells where the light or dark places are.

There are more than 1,600 different species of sea stars.

UMass Dartmouth sea star info     Sea Star info      Evergreen Project

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