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Native to southern Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, the Carpet sea star, of the genus Patiriella, dwell in rock pools and are very varying as far as colors are concerned. There are four variations of it.

as well developed arms in comparison to other Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
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Native to southern Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, the Carpet sea star, of the genus Patiriella, dwell in rock pools and are very varying as far as colors are concerned. There are four variations of it.

Patiriella calcar



The Patiriella calcar, also known as the "Cushion sea star," has eight arms, and can be any color or combination of colors.
It has well developed arms in comparison to other Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
-region species. Its habitat
Habitat

The term habitat has a number of meanings:* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows** Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play...
 is rocky intertidal shores up to 3m below sea level.

This species is viviparous (live birth)
This species is omnivorous: eating algae, detritus, mussels and other invertebrates.

Patiriella exigua

The Patiriella exigua has five arms and is the color turquoise.

Patiriella brevispina

The Patiriella brevispina has six arms and is purple with orange feet.

Patiriella gunii

The Patiriella gunii has six arms and can be any color.

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    Sea star

    Sea stars, also known as starfish, are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names "sea star" and "starfish" are sometimes differentiated, with "starfish" used in a broader sense to include the closely related brittle stars, which make up the class Ophiuroidea, as well as excluding sea stars which do not have five ar...
  • Patiriella calcar
    Patiriella calcar

    Patiriella calcar , Common name known as Carpet Sea Star or Cushion Sea Star or Eight-armed Sea Star, is an Australian species of sea star....
  • Patiriella exigua
  • Patiriella brevispina
    Patiriella brevispina

    Patiriella brevispina, also known as purple seastar is an Australian species of sea star. It has six arms and is of purple colour with orange feet....
  • Patiriella gunii