Sea Star with Wasting Disease (VIDEO)

University of Vermont

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A time-lapse video shows an ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) afflicted with sea star wasting disease. In about half of an hour, one ray of this sea star develops a deep lesion and then splits off from the rest of the body and moves away.

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Melanie Lloyd

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