Callopatiria granifera

Callopatiria granifera, the red starfish, is a southern African species of starfish in the family Asterinidae.

Description
The red starfish is a medium-sized orange to red starfish which grows up to  across. It has a dorsal surface resembling a tiled roof and its arms taper to rounded ends.

Distribution
It is found from Namibia to Durban on the South African coast, subtidally

Ecology
This starfish feeds on food detritus.

References

Category:Asterinidae
Category:Animals described in 1847