Teeanage mutant asterina?

[cperry7467]

Is this really an asterina? It looks like the typical asterina i see in my tank but 10x the size! Or is this some other kind?

 

[MERKEY]

Super cool!

I do believe it's a large asterina but maybe we can get other opinions

 

[Timfish]

COuld be an Asterina sp or an Aquilonastra sp. I occasionally see an aquilonastra starfish get much larger than it's siblings. WHenever they do they always have legs of equal sizes. Equal size legs suggest for some reason large specimens stop reporducing by fission for some reason.

Here's a good paper on Aquilonastra species starfish:

https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4094/63_2_oloughlin_rowe.pdf

 

[Hadla]

I have one that looks very similar to yours in colors and size! Biggest asterina I’ve ever seen if that’s what they are. It lives in my octopus tank so I can find it