Asterodiscides truncatus

Asterodiscides truncatus at Tathra, NSW

Asterodiscides truncatus at Tathra, NSW - 13 Apr 2013

Asterodiscides truncatus at Tathra, NSW - 13 Apr 2013

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Identification history

	Asterodiscides truncatus	30 Mar 2017	Jennyncmg
	Unidentified	29 Mar 2017	Tathradiving

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User's notes

These are quite common around Tathra, beautiful.

2 comments

libbyh wrote:

30 Mar 2017

It's a great seastar and also a beautiful sponge?or coral? that it is resting on. Do you have any idea how deep this was?

Tathradiving wrote:

30 Mar 2017

Depth was about 15 meters.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.985989 -36.747223
Places Tathra, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
13 Apr 2013 12:00 AM Recorded on
Tathradiving Recorded by
Collections
Marine Invertebrates Sea Stars (Asteroidea) Sea Stars, Sea Urchins & allies (Echinodermata) Tathradiving

Species information

Asterodiscides truncatus Scientific name
Asterodiscides truncatus Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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