Question

why is asterias also known as star fish?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Asterias is commonly known by the name of starfish. The name starfish is somewhat misleading suggesting an organism to be like a star and fish but as Asterias lacks in both the characteristics, therefore, recently it is renamed as sea star.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Asteriidae family of sea stars includes the genus Asterias. Several of the most well-known sea star species can be found there. Therefore asterias also known as starfish

Explanation:

• Starfish are not fish; rather, they are animals with backbones, fins, and tails.
• They are marine creatures called echinoderms.
• Sea stars appear in a variety of sizes, forms, and hues.
• Their arms, which create their recognizable star shape, are their most distinguishing feature.

GENERAL CHARACTERSTICS OF ASTERIAS (STARFISH)​​

• Members are free-living, radially symmetrical, and star-shaped; as a result, they are often known as starfish or sea stars.
• The body is pentagonal, star-shaped, and radially symmetric.
• Aboral surfaces, which face upward, and oral surfaces, which face downward, make up the animal's body or center disc.
• Five arms continue the central disc

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