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Family: Ophidiasteridae



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66 species (see list below)
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Andora wilsoni
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Bunaster ritteri
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Celerina heffernani
[Heffernani's sea star]
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Cistina columbiae
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Copidaster lymani
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Dactylosaster cylindricus
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Drachmaster bullisi
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Fromia eusticha
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Fromia millepora
[Red seastar]
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Gomophia egyptiaca
[Egyptian sea star]
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Gomophia gomophia
[Nippled sea star]
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Gomophia mamillifera
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Gomophia watsoni
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Pillon, Roberto

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Hacelia attenuataGray, 1840

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Hacelia attenuata
[Smooth starfish]
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Hacelia raaraa
[]

Baxter, Sydney

Eastern Atlantic

Hacelia superbaunspecified

Photo by Baxter, Sydney
 
Hacelia superba
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Heteronardoa carinata
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Heteronardoa diamantinae
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Leiaster coriaceus
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Leiaster glaber
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Leiaster leachi
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Leiaster speciosusvon Martens, 1866

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Leiaster speciosus
[Velvety sea star]
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Linckia bouvieri
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Max. Length 10 cm WD
 
Linckia columbiae
[Fragile star]
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Linckia guildingi
[Comet starfish]

Pillon, Roberto

Western Central Pacific

Linckia guildingiiGray, 1840

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Linckia guildingii
[Common comet star]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Linckia laevigata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Linckia laevigata
[Blue linckia]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Linckia multifora(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Linckia multifora
[Spotted linckia]
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Linckia nodosa
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Linckia profunda
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Narcissia canariensis
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Narcissia gracilis
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Narcissia trigonaria
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Nardoa friantiKoehler, 1910

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Nardoa frianti
[Friant's sea star]
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Nardoa galatheae
[Brown meah sea star]
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Nardoa gomophia
[]
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Nardoa novaecaledoniae
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Nardoa tuberculata
[Mottled sea star]
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Nardoa tumulosa
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Nardoa variolata
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Neoferdina cumingi
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Neoferdina offreti
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Ophidiaster alexandri
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Ophidiaster armatus
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Ophidiaster chinensis
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Ophidiaster colossus
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Ophidiaster cribrarius
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Ophidiaster duncani
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Ophidiaster easterensis
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Ophidiaster granifer
[Grained seastar]
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Ophidiaster guildingi
[Guilding's star]
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Ophidiaster helicostichus
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Ophidiaster hemprichi
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Ophidiaster kermadecensis
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Ophidiaster lorioli
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Ophidiaster macknighti
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Ophidiaster multispinus
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Pillon, Roberto

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Ophidiaster ophidianusunspecified

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Ophidiaster ophidianus
[Purple seastar]
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Pharia pyramidata
[Yellow spotted star]
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Phataria unifascialis
[Blue sea star]
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Tamaria dubiosa
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Tamaria floridae
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Tamaria fusca
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Tamaria megaloplax
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Tamaria obstipa
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Tamaria pusilla
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