Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) is a animal in the Asteriidae family, order Forcipulatida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
Astrometis sertulifera, the fragile rainbow star, is the only species in the monotypic sea star genus Astrometis, found from Santa Barbara to the Gulf of California.
Astrometis sertulifera, commonly known as the fragile rainbow star, is the only species in the monotypic sea star genus Astrometis. Its scientific name was first published by Xantus in 1860. This species ranges along the coast from Santa Barbara to the Gulf of California.
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Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)
Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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