Im almost sure you have got it right, but i looked at all 250 plus iomages
here and didnt see them either. their legs are wider towards the base, and
they are not as fluffy or puffy rounded looking on their topside. also the
legs are less finger like and more tapered evely or proportionally from
their center to edge. they have a real rock like surface appearance with
the colors i mentioned on my last post.

the bottom of some of the images looks pretty close though. it must just be
another species not listed on teh pages i have seen so far. does anybody
have any other good links with more good pics?
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i have homer simpson starfish in my tank. looks like nuclear radiation
inflicted starfish. some have 3 legs, some 4, some5, some 6, some 7,
some maybe more, or less. one is in half, and ive been watching him grow
for years, hes now bigger than a pencil eraser, hehe. some are about
2/3rds of a starfish, wierd. i hvaent seen any more micro starfish, i
think they came from a big spawn that was on a live rock when purchased,
any ideas on this? will they spawn again?

You are talking probably about Asterina spp.
Starfish like these reproduce by fission.
After dividing they regrow missing parts...
If you look closely at your 1-2 legged ones
you should notice very small leggs growing in
the place where you think there is missing one.

http://www.dafni.com/echinodermata/A_wega.jpg
http://www.dafni.com/echinodermata/Asteroidea%202.htm

I have them in my tank - some people think they eat
corals, but the ones I have in the tank are harmless.