This odd starfish is just a kid that can't grow up

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

One starfish species doesn't seem to want to grow up. Scientists have discovered a disc-shaped animal in the deep Pacific Ocean whose body plan is stuck in the juvenile phase of the life cycle.

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