Red Cushion Sea Star

The Red Cushion Sea Star is the largest sea star.  It can grow up to 50 centimeters in diameter.  They usually have five arms but have been discovered with four, six and seven arms.  Adults are a shade of red or orange and the younger ones are greenish brown.  The upper surface is hard covered with spines.  The underside is the oral cavity which covers its food to ingest.   

Fun fact about the Red Cushion Sea Star–they are featured on the Bahamian one-cent coin!

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