Bare Sea Star

Uniophora nuda

Uniophora nuda - Bare Sea Star
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Size: 20 cm

Distribution: All SA coastal and gulf waters

Habitat: Rocky and sandy areas, rocky reef, and seagrass beds

Depth: Subtidal to 10+ metres

Uniophora nuda - Bare Sea Star
Uniophora nuda - Bare Sea Star

Like the closely-related Uniophora granifera, this orange, five-armed sea star is covered in tubercles and blunt spines. Unlike that species however, these tubercles form a ridge down each arm and a central pentagonal ridge on the disc.