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Patiria miniata
| Bat star[1] | |
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| A bat star and a purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Patiria |
| Species: | P. miniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835)
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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] Although the bat star usually has five arms, it sometimes has as many as nine.[3] Bat stars occur in many colors, including green, purple, red, orange, yellow and brown, either mottled or solid.[3] The bat star gets its name from the webbing between its arms, which is said to resemble a bat's wings.[4]
The bat star is usually found in the intertidal zone to a depth of 300 metres (980 ft). Its range extends from Sitka, Alaska to Baja California in the Pacific Ocean.[3] It is most abundant along the coast of Central California and the Monterey Bay.[2]
- ^ "Patiria miniata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Asterina miniata". www.wallawalla.edu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ a b c "Bat star, Kelp Forest, Invertebrates, Asterina miniata". www.montereybayaquarium.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ "Bat Star: Asterina miniata". northislandexplorer.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
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