Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Freyellaster fecundus

MBARI 2003: T627-03

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Representative image using: Henricia sp. 1

MBARI 2009: D84

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 7

MBARI 2015: D732

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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. 3

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides

MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD

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Representative image using: Zoroasteridae

MBARI 2007: T1124-05

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Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus

MBARI 2001: V2092-02

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Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus

MBARI 2004: T666-02

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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: Freyellaster fecundus MBARI 2003: T627-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Henricia sp. 1 MBARI 2009: D84 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 7 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. 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. 3 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Zoroasteridae MBARI 2007: T1124-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus MBARI 2001: V2092-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus MBARI 2004: T666-02 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 2026-05-13.
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