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Day: November 28, 2015

A reason to hope

Posted on 2015-11-282023-01-06 by Allison J. Gong

About two and a half months ago, the ongoing disaster of sea star wasting syndrome raised its ugly head again when one of my bat stars (Patiria miniata) developed lesions on its aboral surface. Here’s what it looked like then: and here’s a close-up of the lesion, taken the following day: See how the lesion…

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