Starfish ID (not asterina)

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I know that it's common to see asterina and micro brittle stars hitchhike into our aquariums, but over a year ago I noticed a different type of starfish hitchhike into the tank. Could anyone identify it for me, and is it likely to be reef safe?
I'm also in Australia if that helps narrow down the possible hitchhikers it could be.
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Welcome to R2R! A better pic would help. Im assuming the rock came locally?
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Any way you can get a photo from a different angle and with white lighting?
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I don't have any images of it in different lighting and even though the angle isn't too different, but I did record a video of it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to upload it but I do have a screenshot. If the image is still too unclear to come to any conclusions, could you list any small starfish you know of other than brittle and asterina?
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Welcome to R2R! A better pic would help. Im assuming the rock came locally?
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Thank you for the reply and the welcome
You are correct the rock came from an lfs.
Like I mentioned when I replied to Gumbies R Us, I do have a video but because it failed to upload so I could only share a screenshot. Let me know if it helps and do you have any advice on how I could get the video to upload?
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