Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Stylasterias forreri

MBARI 2003: V2301-03

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Representative image using: Hydrasterias

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Dytaster sp. 1

MBARI 2008: T1009-01HD

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 1

MBARI 2004: V992563

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Representative image using: Dytaster gilberti

MBARI 2008: T1009

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Representative image using: Henricia cf. asthenactis

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Leptychaster

MBARI 2010: D206-02

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 2

MBARI 2004: V2591-02

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Representative image using: Tarsaster

MBARI 2004: T661

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Representative image using: Brisingida

MBARI 2001: T258-06

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Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides

MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 8

MBARI 2015: D735

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Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

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Asteroidea Alternate names: sea star Author: de Blainville, 1830 Representative image using: Stylasterias forreri MBARI 2003: V2301-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hydrasterias MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dytaster sp. 1 MBARI 2008: T1009-01HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 1 MBARI 2004: V992563 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dytaster gilberti MBARI 2008: T1009 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Henricia cf. asthenactis MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Leptychaster MBARI 2010: D206-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 2 MBARI 2004: V2591-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tarsaster MBARI 2004: T661 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Brisingida MBARI 2001: T258-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 8 MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Asterozoa (subphylum) Asteroidea (class) Asteroidea sp. 1 (species) Asteroidea sp. 2 (species) Asteroidea sp. 3 (species) Asteroidea sp. 5 (species) Asteroidea sp. 6 (species) Asteroidea sp. 7 (genus) Asteroidea sp. 8 (species) Asteroidea sp. 9 (species) Forcipulatacea (superorder) Spinulosacea (superorder) Valvatacea (superorder) Velatida (order) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Christopher Mah, Smithsonian Natural History Museum. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Asteroidea (de Blainville, 1830) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Asteroidea. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-04-03.
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