Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Nearchaster

MBARI 174-03HD

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Representative image using: Luidia foliolata

MBARI 2010: V3483

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 2

MBARI 2004: V2591-02

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Representative image using: Dytaster sp. 1

MBARI 2008: T1009-01HD

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Representative image using: Pseudarchaster dissonus

MBARI 2005: T891

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Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides

MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 9

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Benthopecten claviger

MBARI 2003: T627-01

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Representative image using: Leptychaster

MBARI 2010: D206-02

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Representative image using: Hydrasterias

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Zoroasteridae

MBARI 2007: T1124-05

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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: Nearchaster MBARI 174-03HD 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. 2 MBARI 2004: V2591-02 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: Pseudarchaster dissonus MBARI 2005: T891 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. 9 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthopecten claviger MBARI 2003: T627-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Leptychaster MBARI 2010: D206-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Hydrasterias MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Zoroasteridae MBARI 2007: T1124-05 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 2024-11-22.
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