Starfish ID?? Help!

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hello all, rec new shipment from @jfox livesale today!! Love the corals will post pics later. But this little guy came in one of the frags and I'm wondering if I should keep or what? Anyone able to ID? Tiny little buggar... :)
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I'd guess it's an asterina star. Typically they're lighter in color but that's what it looks like to me. In my opinion they are harmless but to be on the safe side, I'd get rid of it.
 

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Looks like an asterina starfish....except those are normally white/tan rather than black. Asterinas are fairly harmless normally, I’m sure somebody will come along with a horror story about them sometime though.
 

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