Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Dipsacaster

MBARI 2014: D639-04

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Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus

MBARI 2004: T666-02

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Representative image using: Radiaster sp. 1

MBARI 2009: D84

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Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Zoroasteridae

MBARI 2007: T1124-05

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Representative image using: Leptychaster

MBARI 2010: D206-02

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Representative image using: Ceramaster pointsurae

MBARI 2009: D82

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 1

MBARI 2004: V992563

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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: Stylasterias forreri

MBARI 2003: V2301-03

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Representative image using: Patiria miniata

MBARI 2015: V3846

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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: Dipsacaster MBARI 2014: D639-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus MBARI 2004: T666-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Radiaster sp. 1 MBARI 2009: D84 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Zoroasteridae MBARI 2007: T1124-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Leptychaster MBARI 2010: D206-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ceramaster pointsurae MBARI 2009: D82 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 1 MBARI 2004: V992563 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: Stylasterias forreri MBARI 2003: V2301-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Patiria miniata MBARI 2015: V3846 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 2025-12-27.
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