トゲモミジガイ / Astropecten polyacanthus

トゲモミジガイ
このヒトデは、体内にフグ毒と同じテトロドトキシンを持っています。

Astropecten polyacanthus (Sand sifting starfish or Comb star)
This starfish has the tetrodotoxin known as the fugu poison.

Scientific Name : Astropecten polyacanthus
Family: Astropectinidae
Order: Paxillosida
Photo taken at Awashima Marine Park