Asteroidea

Alternate names: sea star

Author: de Blainville, 1830

Representative image using: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 3

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Bathyceramaster elegans

MBARI 2009: D81

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Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus

MBARI 2001: V2092-02

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Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 9

MBARI 2015: D734

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Representative image using: Thrissacanthias penicillatus

MBARI 2009: D84-03HD

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Representative image using: Myxoderma platyacanthum

MBARI 2007: V3012-01

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Representative image using: Benthopecten claviger

MBARI 2003: T627-01

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Representative image using: Dermasterias imbricata

MBARI 1989: 01:44 (Polaroid)

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Representative image using: Ceramaster pointsurae

MBARI 2009: D82

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Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki

MBARI 2003: T628

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Representative image using: Dytaster sp. 1

MBARI 2008: T1009-01HD

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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: Pedicellasteridae sp. 2 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 3 MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Bathyceramaster elegans MBARI 2009: D81 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Rathbunaster californicus MBARI 2001: V2092-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Asteroidea sp. 9 MBARI 2015: D734 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Thrissacanthias penicillatus MBARI 2009: D84-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Myxoderma platyacanthum MBARI 2007: V3012-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthopecten claviger MBARI 2003: T627-01 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: Ceramaster pointsurae MBARI 2009: D82 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Ceramaster clarki MBARI 2003: T628 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dytaster sp. 1 MBARI 2008: T1009-01HD 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 2025-08-24.
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