Latin Name:

Pteraster tesselatus

Geographic Range:

Range is from Japan through the Bering sea to California

SCUBA Divers Info:

If you look at the shape of this star you shaould have no trouble identifying it. It has short fat arms, no spines and an opening top dead center. Colours can vary drastically from bright orange with no markings to white with grey marking. If handled it exudes a thick slime and thus the name.

Beachwalkers Info:

This animal does not inhabit the intertidal zone so you are very unlikely to find it beachwalking or tidepooling.