Dying Sea Star (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Dying Sea Star

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The leg of this purple ochre sea star in Oregon is disintegrating, as it dies from sea star wasting syndrome.

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(Photo by Elizabeth Cerny-Chipman, courtesy of Oregon State University)

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