Asteriidae
Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
Orthasterias koehleri, the rainbow star, is a large uncommon starfish found in the northern Pacific Ocean.
Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)
Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)
Pisaster giganteus, the giant sea star, is a large sea star with defined physical features, coastal habitat, and spring spawning.
Pisaster brevispinus (Stimpson, 1857)
Pisaster brevispinus (Stimpson, 1857)
Pisaster brevispinus, the pink sea star, is a large sea star found along the North American Pacific coast.
Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Pisaster ochraceus is a common rocky shore sea star from the Pacific coast of North America with five stout rays.
Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Asterias forbesi is a North Atlantic rocky intertidal starfish that differs from similar A. rubens in unstalked arm-tip eyespots.
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Asterias rubens, the common starfish, is a widespread Atlantic echinoderm with distinct traits, feeding habits, and parasites.
Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Asterias amurensis is a five-armed sea star with distinct upturned arm tips, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Evasterias troschelii (Stimpson, 1862)
Evasterias troschelii (Stimpson, 1862)
Evasterias troschelii, the mottled star, is a variable-coloured large starfish found in the northeast Pacific.
Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Leptasterias hexactis is a small six-armed brooding starfish native to the northeast Pacific intertidal.
Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Leptasterias polaris is a small six-armed starfish found across north Atlantic and Arctic waters.
Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
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.
Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Marthasterias glacialis is a large predatory Atlantic starfish that preys on bivalves and produces toxin saponins that affect other marine invertebrates.
Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Marthasterias glacialis, the spiny starfish, is a large predatory Atlantic starfish that preys on bivalves and other invertebrates.
Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)
Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)
Coscinasterias tenuispina is a multi-armed starfish found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, with short spines and variable brown blotched coloration.
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
Coscinasterias muricata is a large carnivorous bivalve-eating starfish native to temperate western Indo-Pacific coastal waters.
Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
Anasterias antarctica is a Southern Ocean predatory starfish that is a top trophic level predator and broods its embryos.
Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
Stylasterias forreri, the sticky velcro star, is an uncommon large starfish found along the North American Pacific coast.
Astrostole scabra (Hutton, 1872)
Astrostole scabra (Hutton, 1872)
Astrostole scabra is a seven-armed New Zealand seastar that lives intertidally and subtidally and has no permanent home.
Meyenaster gelatinosus (Meyen, 1834)
Meyenaster gelatinosus (Meyen, 1834)
Meyenaster gelatinosus is a six-armed white predatory starfish native to the coastal southeastern Pacific off Chile.
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt, 1835)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt, 1835)
Pycnopodia helianthoides, the sunflower sea star, is a large critically endangered sea star native to the northeast Pacific.
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