Patiriella parvivipara
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Patiriella parvivipara is an Australian species of sea star.
It is of very small size (measuring up to 1 cm) and yellow-orange colour. It is self-ferilising hermaphrodite and incubates its young in the gonads[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol 1, Gale Cengage 2003 p.378