Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Orthasterias koehleri

MBARI 2009: V3475-01

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 2

MBARI 2004: V2591-02

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 6

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 8

MBARI 2015: D735

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Representative image using: Luidia foliolata

MBARI 2010: V3483

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Representative image using: Benthopecten

MBARI V43-02

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Representative image using: Hydrasterias

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus

MBARI 2004: T666-02

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Representative image using: Dytaster sp. 1

MBARI 2008: T1009-01HD

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Representative image using: Stylasterias forreri

MBARI 2003: V2301-03

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Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus

MBARI 2001: V2092-02

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Representative image using: Zoroaster spinulosus

MBARI 2009: D79

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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: Orthasterias koehleri MBARI 2009: V3475-01 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: Asteroidea sp. 6 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 8 MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Luidia foliolata MBARI 2010: V3483 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthopecten MBARI V43-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hydrasterias MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus MBARI 2004: T666-02 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: Stylasterias forreri MBARI 2003: V2301-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus MBARI 2001: V2092-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Zoroaster spinulosus MBARI 2009: D79 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 2025-10-27.
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