Coscinasterias muricata is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is a large 11-armed starfish and occurs in shallow waters in the temperate western Indo-Pacific region.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Eleven-armed Sea Star being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Coscinasterias
- Species
- Coscinasterias muricata
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