Patiria miniata - Wikipedia
Patiria miniata, the bat star, sea bat, webbed star, or broad-disk star, is a species of sea star (also called a starfish) in the family Asterinidae. It typically has five arms, with the center disk of the animal being much wider than the stubby arms are in length. [2] .
Bat star | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium
As a scavenger, the bat star plays an important role in the ecosystem, helping clean dead animals and algae from the seafloor. Fortunately, more and more people know that we all depend on a healthy ocean and that the survival of ocean animals, including the bat star, is up to us.
Bat Sea Star - Marine Biological Laboratory
Bat stars (Patiria miniata) are named for the thick webbing between their arms that gives them a more “bat-like” appearance than other sea stars. These colorful echinoderms are most commonly seen in some shade of red or orange, but are also found in a variety of mottled colors including yellow, brown, green, pink, and purple.
Patiria miniata - ADW
The Bat Star is most commonly reddish-orange or mottled white, but can be found in a variety of colors and patterns. They usually have five, sometimes four to nine, short, triangular arms. They have a radius of about four inches and have radial symmetry.
Bat Star - Georgia Aquarium
Learn the scientific name, discover the habitat, diet and special characteristics of the Bat Star with the Georgia Aquarium.
Bat Star | Online Learning Center | Aquarium of the Pacific
One of the most common varieties of star in the Eastern Pacific, the Bat Star range is from Sitka, Alaska down to Baja Mexico. Also known as the Webbed Star and Broad-disk Star, they are easily recognized due their distinctive shape. Bat Stars are usually reddish orange, but can be found in other colors such as white, green, purple and pink.
Sea Wonder: Bat Star - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
2021年1月8日 · Bat stars (Patiria miniate) go by a few names, including the sea bat, webbed star, and broad-disk star — and what stars they are! These scavengers play vital roles in their ecosystems by cleaning algae and decaying animal tissue from the ocean floor, recycling nutrients into their food webs.
Nature at UCSB: The Bat Star - The Bottom Line UCSB
2022年5月18日 · The Bat Star varies in comparison to its gangly, spiny sea star cousins, and instead boasts a radius of about four inches, with short, triangular arms. Their skin is covered in a gill-like substance, making it seem fuzzy.
SEA STARS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BAT STAR Patiria miniata
In favourable shallow habitats this colourful sea star can be very abundant, almost carpeting the bottom in a patchwork of green, red, blue and mottled colours. It is especially prolific in shallow bays on the west coast of Vancouver Island, on the central and north coast of British Columbia and in Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands).
Population structure and feeding ecology of the bat star …
2012年5月1日 · The sea star Asterina stellifera (formerly Patiria stellifer), is a bat star belonging to the family Asterinidae that inhabits hard bottoms in subtidal areas from Cabo Frío, Brazil (23°S, 42°W) to Mar del Plata, Argentina (35°S, 56°W) (Carvalho …