Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Hydrasterias

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Zoroaster spinulosus

MBARI 2009: D79

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Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Myxoderma platyacanthum

MBARI 2007: V3012-01

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Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides

MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD

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Representative image using: Benthopecten

MBARI V43-02

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Representative image using: Tarsaster

MBARI 2004: T661

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Representative image using: Radiaster sp. 1

MBARI 2009: D84

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Representative image using: Myxoderma sacculatum

MBARI 10/15/2003: T629

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Representative image using: Stylasterias forreri

MBARI 2003: V2301-03

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Representative image using: Nearchaster

MBARI 174-03HD

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Representative image using: Dipsacaster eximius

MBARI 1991: 03:39 (Polaroid dated 08/13/1991)

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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: Hydrasterias MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Zoroaster spinulosus MBARI 2009: D79 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Myxoderma platyacanthum MBARI 2007: V3012-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pycnopodia helianthoides MBARI 2010: V3488-04HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthopecten MBARI V43-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tarsaster MBARI 2004: T661 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Radiaster sp. 1 MBARI 2009: D84 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Myxoderma sacculatum MBARI 10/15/2003: T629 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Stylasterias forreri MBARI 2003: V2301-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Nearchaster MBARI 174-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dipsacaster eximius MBARI 1991: 03:39 (Polaroid dated 08/13/1991) 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 2025-12-15.
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