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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Animalia: information (1)
    • Animalia: pictures (20673)
    • Animalia: specimens (7109)
    • Animalia: sounds (722)
    • Animalia: maps (42)
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Eumetazoa: pictures (20647)
      • Eumetazoa: specimens (7100)
      • Eumetazoa: sounds (722)
      • Eumetazoa: maps (42)
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Bilateria: pictures (20513)
        • Bilateria: specimens (7092)
        • Bilateria: sounds (722)
        • Bilateria: maps (42)
        • Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
          • Deuterostomia: pictures (15121)
          • Deuterostomia: specimens (6845)
          • Deuterostomia: sounds (709)
          • Echinodermatasea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, and relatives
            • Echinodermata: information (1)
            • Echinodermata: pictures (64)
            • Echinodermata: specimens (16)
            • ClassAsteroidea
              • Asteroidea: information (1)
              • Asteroidea: pictures (23)
              • Asteroidea: specimens (1)
              • OrderBrisingida
              • OrderForcipulatida
                • Forcipulatida: pictures (5)
              • OrderNotomyotida
              • OrderPaxillosida
                • Paxillosida: pictures (7)
              • OrderPeripoda
                • Peripoda: pictures (1)
              • OrderSpinulosida
                • Spinulosida: pictures (4)
              • OrderValvatida
                • Valvatida: pictures (5)
              • OrderVelatida
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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    Animalia: information (1)Animalia: pictures (20673)Animalia: specimens (7109)Animalia: sounds (722)Animalia: maps (42)
  • ClassAsteroidea
    Asteroidea: information (1)Asteroidea: pictures (23)Asteroidea: specimens (1)

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    Acanthaster planci: information (1)Acanthaster planci: pictures (3)
  • SpeciesAsterias amurensis
    Asterias amurensis: information (1)Asterias amurensis: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesAsterias forbesi
    Asterias forbesi: information (1)Asterias forbesi: pictures (2)
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    Asterias rubens: information (1)
  • SpeciesAsterina gibbosa
    Asterina gibbosa: information (1)
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    Crossaster papposus: information (1)
  • SpeciesHenricia sanguinolenta
    Henricia sanguinolenta: information (1)
  • SpeciesLinckia guildingiicommon comet star
    Linckia guildingii: information (1)
  • SpeciesLinckia laevigata
    Linckia laevigata: information (1)Linckia laevigata: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesLuidia alternata
    Luidia alternata: information (1)Luidia alternata: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesLuidia ciliaris
    Luidia ciliaris: information (1)
  • SpeciesOdontaster validus
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  • SpeciesOreaster reticulatuscushioned star
    Oreaster reticulatus: information (1)Oreaster reticulatus: pictures (3)
  • SpeciesPatiria miniata
    Patiria miniata: information (1)
  • SpeciesPisaster ochraceus
    Pisaster ochraceus: information (1)Pisaster ochraceus: pictures (1)
  • SpeciesPteraster tesselatus
    Pteraster tesselatus: information (1)
  • SpeciesPycnopodia helianthoides
    Pycnopodia helianthoides: information (1)Pycnopodia helianthoides: pictures (1)

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2021. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Grants DRL 0089283, DRL 0628151, DUE 0633095, DRL 0918590, and DUE 1122742. Additional support has come from the Marisla Foundation, UM College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Museum of Zoology, and Information and Technology Services.

The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support.