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Family: Astropectinidae



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112 species (see list below)
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Astromesites compactus
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Astropecten acanthifer
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Astropecten africanus
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Astropecten alligator
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Astropecten americanus
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Astropecten andersoni
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Astropecten antillensis
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Pillon, Roberto

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 60 cm WD
Astropecten aranciacus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Astropecten aranciacus
[Comb star]
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Max. Length 15 cm WD
 
Astropecten armatus
[Spiny sand star]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean

Astropecten articulatus(Say, 1825)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Astropecten articulatus
[Royal sea star]
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Astropecten bengalensis
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Astropecten benthophilus
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Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic and Me

Astropecten bispinosus(Otto, 1823)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Astropecten bispinosus
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Astropecten brasiliensis
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Astropecten cingulatus
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Astropecten comptus
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Astropecten debilis
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Astropecten dubiosus
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Astropecten duplicatus
[Two-spined star fish]
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Astropecten eucnemis
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Astropecten fasciatus
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Astropecten granulatus
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Astropecten hemprichi
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Astropecten hermatophilus
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Astropecten ibericus
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Astropecten indicus
[]

Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic, Easte

Astropecten irregularis(Pennant, 1777)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Astropecten irregularis
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Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean Sea.

Astropecten jonstoni(Delle Chiaje, 1827)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Astropecten jonstoni
[Jonston's sea star]
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Astropecten kagoshimensis
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Astropecten karankawai
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Astropecten luzonicus
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Astropecten malayanus
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Astropecten marginatus
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Astropecten mcedwardi
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Astropecten minadensis
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Astropecten mindanensis
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Astropecten monacanthus
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Astropecten nitidus
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Astropecten novaeguinae
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Astropecten nuttingi
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Astropecten ornatissimus
[Orange sand star]

Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean

Astropecten platyacanthus(Philippi, 1837)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Astropecten platyacanthus
[]

Harasti, David

Southeast Atlantic and en
Max. Length 12 cm WD
Astropecten polyacanthusMüller & Troschel, 1842

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Astropecten polyacanthus
[Brown spotted combstar]
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Astropecten primigenius
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Astropecten pugnax
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Astropecten pusillus
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Astropecten regalis
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Astropecten sanctaehelenae
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Astropecten sarasinorum
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Astropecten scoparius
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Astropecten sinicus
[]

Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean Sea.

Astropecten spinulosus(Philippi, 1837)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Astropecten spinulosus
[Slender sea star]
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Astropecten sulcatus
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Astropecten tamilicus
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Astropecten umbrinus
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Astropecten vappa
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Astropecten variegatus
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Astropecten velitaris
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Astropecten verrilli
[California sand star]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Ant

Bathybiaster loripesSladen, 1889

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Bathybiaster loripes
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Bathybiaster vexillifer
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Craspidaster hesperus
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Ctenophaster diploctenius
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Ctenopleura astropectinides
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Ctenopleura ludwigi
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Ctenopleura sinica
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Dipsacaster anoplus
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Dipsacaster borealis
[Northern sand star]
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Dipsacaster eximius
[Extraordinary sand star]
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Dipsacaster fisheri
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Dipsacaster imperialis
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Dipsacaster magnificus
[Magnificent sea-star]
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Dipsacaster pretiosus
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Dytaster gilberti
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Dytaster grandis
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Max. Length 6.8 cm WD
 
Leptychaster anomalus
[Pentagonal sand star]
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Leptychaster antarcticus
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Max. Length 10 cm WD
 
Leptychaster arcticus
[Arctic sand star]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Leptychaster flexuosus(Koehler, 1920)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Leptychaster flexuosus
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Leptychaster inermis
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Leptychaster kerguelenensis
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Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Leptychaster pacificus
[Pale star]
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Leptychaster propinquus
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Lonchotaster tartareus
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Macroptychaster accrescens
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Mimastrella cognata
[Soft tangerine starfish]
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Persephonaster armiger
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Persephonaster echinulatus
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Persephonaster habrogenys
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Persephonaster tenuis
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Plutonaster agassizi
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Plutonaster bifrons
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Plutonaster efforescens
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Plutonaster hikurangi
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Plutonaster intermedius
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Plutonaster knoxi
[Abyssal star]
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Proserpinaster anchistus
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Proserpinaster euryactis
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Proserpinaster luzonicus
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Proserpinaster neozelanicus
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Psilaster acuminatus
[Geometric star]
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Psilaster andromeda
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Psilaster cassiope
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Psilaster charcoti(Koehler, 1906)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Psilaster charcoti
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Psilaster florae
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Psilaster pectinatus
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Tethyaster aulophora
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Max. Length 50 cm WD
 
Tethyaster canaliculatus
[Channeled sea star]
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Tethyaster grandis
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Tethyaster subinermis
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Tethyaster vestitus
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Thrissacanthias penicillatus
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