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Family: Solasteridae



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29 species (see list below)
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Crossaster multispinus
[Sun-star]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Circumpolar. Temperate t
Max. Length 30 cm WD
Crossaster papposus(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Crossaster papposus
[Rose seastar]
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Crossaster penicillatus
[]
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Crossaster squamatus
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Cuenotaster involutus(Koehler, 1912)

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Cuenotaster involutus
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Heterozonias alternatus
[Canonball sun star]
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Lophaster furcifer
[]
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Max. Length 16.4 cm WD
 
Lophaster furcilliger
[Pink crested star]
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Lophaster gaini
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Lophaster stellans
[Orange reticulated polyp star]
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Lophaster verrilli
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Paralophaster antarcticus
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Paralophaster lorioli
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Seriaster regularis
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Solaster borealis
[Deepsea sun star]
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Solaster caribbaeus
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Max. Length 51 cm WD
 
Solaster dawsoni
[Morning sun star]
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Solaster earlli
[]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Circumboreal
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Solaster endeca(Linnaeus, 1771)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Solaster endeca
[Northern sun star]
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Solaster exiguus
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Solaster hypothrissus
[White sun star]
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Solaster namakae
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Solaster notophrynus
[]
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Max. Length 38 cm WD
 
Solaster paxillatus
[Orange sunstar]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw

Solaster regularisSladen, 1889

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Solaster regularis
[Sun star]
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Solaster squamatus
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Max. Length 51 cm WD
 
Solaster stimpsoni
[Striped sun star]
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Solaster syrtensis
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Solaster torulatus
[Chubby sun-star]


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