Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Hippasteria phrygiana

MBARI 2009: D82-09

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Representative image using: Thrissacanthias penicillatus

MBARI 2009: D84-03HD

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Representative image using: Sibogaster

MBARI 2012: D398-01

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Representative image using: Leptychaster

MBARI 2010: D206-02

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Representative image using: Hippasteria tiburoni

MBARI 2009; T892

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Representative image using: Luidia foliolata

MBARI 2010: V3483

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 9

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 3

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Myxoderma platyacanthum

MBARI 2007: V3012-01

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Representative image using: Evoplosoma voratus

MBARI 2006 : T947-04

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Representative image using: Pseudarchaster dissonus

MBARI 2005: T891

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Representative image using: Hippasteria lepidonotus

MBARI 2014: D640-04

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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: Hippasteria phrygiana MBARI 2009: D82-09 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thrissacanthias penicillatus MBARI 2009: D84-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Sibogaster MBARI 2012: D398-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Leptychaster MBARI 2010: D206-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hippasteria tiburoni MBARI 2009; T892 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Luidia foliolata MBARI 2010: V3483 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 9 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 3 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Myxoderma platyacanthum MBARI 2007: V3012-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Evoplosoma voratus MBARI 2006 : T947-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pseudarchaster dissonus MBARI 2005: T891 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hippasteria lepidonotus MBARI 2014: D640-04 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 2026-03-27.
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