Cammie+and+Bo-+Starfish

__**Horned Sea Star - Protoreaster nodosus**__
 * Possess rows of spines or "horns" arranged in a single row on the dorsal side.
 * They may grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter and and are usually a color of red or brown.
 * Have remarkable regenerative powers, when attacked and damaged, they are able to grow new arms.
 * Usually have five arms, but have been found with four or six arms.


 * __CLASS: Asteroidea __ **
 * Horned sea stars prefer sheltered, sandy or slightly muddy bottoms and are found between the leaves of seagrasses on a blank stretch of coral sand.
 * Usually keep themselves underwater
 * The horns are said to keep predators away and would make it difficult to swallow whole.
 * __Life Cycle:__ **
 * __Adaptation:__ ** Regenerating when an arm is broken off.


 * __Reproduction__: **
 * Are dioecious, but the males and females can't be distinguished without dissection.
 * Spawning takes place between March and May, usually in the deeper parts of the sea.
 * Eggs are small, about 0.2 millimeters in diameter, the larvae that emerge are planktotrophic... spending much time in the plankton feeding on tiny organisms.
 * Can reproduce asexually, by breaking an arm or what can be known as a process called "Autotomy", where it's used for protection to break an arm instead of getting eaten by the predator.


 * __Eating Habits:__ **
 * Feed on molluscs, worms, sponges, and sometimes each other.


 * __Interesting Fact:__ ** Some sea stars, like the crown of thorns, can be venemous.