Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869) is a animal in the Echinasteridae family, order Spinulosida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)

Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)

Henricia ornata, the reticulated starfish, is an Echinasteridae starfish native to the southeastern Atlantic off South Africa.

Genus
Henricia
Order
Spinulosida
Class
Asteroidea

About Henricia ornata (Perrier, 1869)

Henricia ornata, commonly called the reticulated starfish, is a species of starfish that belongs to the family Echinasteridae. This species is native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, occurring off the coast of South Africa. Its type locality is the Cape of Good Hope.

Photo: (c) Rafael Medina, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Spinulosida Echinasteridae Henricia

More from Echinasteridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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