Asterozoa

Alternate names: Stelleroidea

Representative image using: Ctenodiscus crispatus

From Hendrickx, M.E., C. Mah, and C. M. Zarrate_Montes (2011). Deep-water Asteroidea (Echinodermata) collected during the TALUD cruises in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 82(3): 798-824.

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Representative image using: Brisingida

MBARI 2001: T258-06

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Representative image using: Dermasterias imbricata

MBARI 1989: 01:44 (Polaroid)

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Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus

MBARI 2004: T666-02

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Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus

MBARI 2001: V2092-02

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Representative image using: Henricia

MBARI 2004: T663

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Representative image using: Tarsaster

MBARI 2004: T661

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Representative image using: Luidia foliolata

MBARI 2010: V3483

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Representative image using: Evoplosoma voratus

MBARI 2006 : T947-04

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Representative image using: Evoplosoma claguei

MBARI 2005: D77-03

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Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Zoroasteridae

MBARI 2007: T1124-05

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Asterozoa

Alternate names: Stelleroidea

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Asterozoa Alternate names: Stelleroidea Representative image using: Ctenodiscus crispatus From Hendrickx, M.E., C. Mah, and C. M. Zarrate_Montes (2011). Deep-water Asteroidea (Echinodermata) collected during the TALUD cruises in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 82(3): 798-824. Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Brisingida MBARI 2001: T258-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dermasterias imbricata MBARI 1989: 01:44 (Polaroid) Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ampheraster marianus MBARI 2004: T666-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus MBARI 2001: V2092-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Henricia MBARI 2004: T663 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Tarsaster MBARI 2004: T661 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Luidia foliolata MBARI 2010: V3483 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Evoplosoma voratus MBARI 2006 : T947-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Evoplosoma claguei MBARI 2005: D77-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2 MBARI 2015: D734 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) Ophiuroidea (class) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information 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: Asterozoa Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Asterozoa. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2026-05-23.
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