Astropectinidae
Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
Astropecten articulatus, the Royal Starfish, is a bold-colored Caribbean sea star closely related to the Red Comb Starfish.
Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Astropecten polyacanthus, the comb star, is an Indo-Pacific sea star sometimes kept in reef aquaria to clear tank substrates.
Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The red comb star, Astropecten aranciacus, is an Astropectinidae sea star native to the east Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
Astropecten bispinosus is a large Mediterranean sea star with long thin arms that lives on sandy seabeds.
Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
Astropecten irregularis is a common Atlantic and Mediterranean starfish that lives on mobile seabeds and hunts at night.
Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Astropecten jonstoni is the smallest Mediterranean Astropecten sea star, with distinct shape and unique colouring.
Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
Astropecten platyacanthus is a highly variable starfish species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
Astropecten spinulosus is a small sea star species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea with distinctive blue-purple inferomarginal spines.
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