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Family: Asteriidae



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108 species (see list below)
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Ampheraster atactus
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Ampheraster chiroplus
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Ampheraster marianus
[Mariana's Island star]
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Anasterias antarctica
[Cinderella starfish]
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Anasterias laevigata
[]
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Anasterias perrieri
[]
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Anasterias rupicola
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Anasterias studeri
[]
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Anteliaster australis
[]
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Anteliaster coscinactis
[]
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Anteliaster megatretus
[]
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Anteliaster microgenys
[]
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Anteliaster scaber
[]
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Aphanasterias pycnopodia
[]

Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick

Northern Pacific and the
Max. Length 50 cm WD
Asterias amurensis Lütken, 1871

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Asterias amurensis
[North Pacific seastar]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northwest Atlantic

Asterias forbesi unspecified

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Asterias forbesi
[Forbes sea star]
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Asterias rathbuni
[]

Photo by Scott, Sue

Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm WD
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758

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Asterias rubens
[Common starfish]
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Asterias tanneri
[]
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Asterias versicolor
[]
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Astrometis californica
[]
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Max. Length 25 cm WD
 
Astrometis sertulifera
[Fragile rainbow star]
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Astrostole insularis
[]
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Astrostole paschae
[]
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Astrostole rodolphi
[]
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Astrostole scabra
[]
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Bernasconiaster pipi
[]
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Coronaster briareus
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Coronaster halicepus
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Coronaster marchenus
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Coronaster pauciporis
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Coronaster sakuranus
[]
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Coronaster volsellatus
[]
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Coscinasterias edmondi
[]
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Coscinasterias muricata
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Coscinasterias tenuispina unspecified

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Coscinasterias tenuispina
[]
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Cryptasterias brachiata
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Cryptasterias turqueti
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Diplasterias brandti (Bell, 1881)

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Diplasterias brandti
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Diplasterias brucei (Koehler, 1908)

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Diplasterias brucei
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Diplasterias kerguelenensis
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Diplasterias meridionalis
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Diplasterias octoradiata
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Diplasterias radiata
[]
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Distolasterias nipon
[]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Northeast Pacific and the

Evasterias echinosoma Fisher, 1926

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Evasterias echinosoma
[]
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Evasterias troscheli
[Mottled star]
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Icasterias panopla
[]
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Kenrickaster pedicellaris
[]
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Leptasterias alaskensis
[]
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Leptasterias aleutica
[]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Northeast Pacific and the

Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)

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Leptasterias arctica
[Arctic star]
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Leptasterias asteira
[]
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Leptasterias camtschatica
[Kamchatha six-rayed star]
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Leptasterias coei
[Coe's six-rayed star]
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Leptasterias fisheri
[]
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Leptasterias groenlandica
[Greenland star]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm WD
 
Leptasterias hexactis
[Delicate six-rayed star]
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Leptasterias hylodes
[Aleutian star]
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Leptasterias hyperborea
[]
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Leptasterias leptalea
[]
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Leptasterias leptodoma
[Scarlet six-rayed star]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Atlantic Ocean.

Leptasterias littoralis unspecified

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Leptasterias littoralis
[Slender green sea star]
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Leptasterias muelleri
[]
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Leptasterias polaris
[Polar six-rayed star]
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Leptasterias pusilla
[]
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Leptasterias stolocantha
[Rough skirted star]
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Leptasterias tenera
[]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Eastern Pacific and the A

Lethasterias nanimensis (Verrill, 1914)

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Lethasterias nanimensis
[Black-spined sea star]
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Lysasterias adeliae
[]
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Lysasterias belgicae
[]
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Lysasterias joffrei
[]
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Lysasterias perrieri
[]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 70 cm WD
Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Marthasterias glacialis
[Spiny starfish]
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Meyenaster gelatinosus
[Large spiny star]
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Notasterias armata
[]
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Notasterias bongraini
[]
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Notasterias haswelli
[]
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Notasterias pedicellaris
[]
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Notasterias stolophora
[]
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Max. Length 38 cm WD
 
Orthasterias koehleri
[Rainbow star]
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Pedicellaster hypernotius
[]
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Pedicellaster magister
[Soft orange star]
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Pedicellaster typicus
[]
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Max. Length 60 cm WD
 
Pisaster brevispinus
[Short spined sea star]
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Max. Length 56 cm WD
 
Pisaster giganteus
[Giant spined star]
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Max. Length 35 cm WD
 
Pisaster ochraceus
[Purple star]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940

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Psalidaster mordax
[]
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Max. Length 90 cm WD
 
Pycnopodia helianthoides
[Sunflower star]
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Rathbunaster californicus
[California sun star]
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Rumbleaster eructans
[]
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Saliasterias brachiata
[]
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Sclerasterias alexandri
[]
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Sclerasterias contorta
[]
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Sclerasterias heteropaes
[Banded sea star]
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Sclerasterias mazophora
[]
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Sclerasterias mazophorus
[]
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Sclerasterias mollis
[Cross-fish]
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Sclerasterias neglecta
[]
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Sclerasterias richardi
[]
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Sclerasterias tanneri
[]
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Stenasterias macropora
[]
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Stephanasterias albula
[Odd rayed star]
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Stolasterias acutispina
[]
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Max. Length 50 cm WD
 
Stylasterias forreri
[Fish-eating star]
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Tarsaster alaskanus
[Alaskan star]
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Tarsaster stoichodes
[]
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Urasterias lincki
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ampheraster atactus 1928
Ampheraster chiroplus 1928
Ampheraster marianus Mariana's Island star Northeast Pacific. 1905
Anasterias antarctica Cinderella starfish Southern Ocean. 1857
Anasterias laevigata Southern Ocean 1879
Anasterias perrieri Antarctic Indian Ocean 1876
Anasterias rupicola Antarctic Indian Ocean 1876
Anasterias studeri Antarctic Atlantic 1891
Anteliaster australis Antarctic Atlantic 1940
Anteliaster coscinactis Antarctic Atlantic 1928
Anteliaster megatretus Antarctic Atlantic 1928
Anteliaster microgenys Antarctic Atlantic
Anteliaster scaber Antarctic Indian Ocean 1876
Aphanasterias pycnopodia Antarctic Indian Ocean
Asterias amurensis North Pacific seastar Northern Pacific and the 50 WD 1871
Asterias forbesi Forbes sea star Northwest Atlantic
Asterias rathbuni Northeast Pacific and the
Asterias rubens Common starfish Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 52 WD 1758
Asterias tanneri Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
Asterias versicolor Northwest Pacific 1889
Astrometis californica Northwest Pacific 1914
Astrometis sertulifera Fragile rainbow star Eastern Pacific 25 WD 1860
Astrostole insularis Southwest Pacific 1938
Astrostole paschae Southeast Pacific 1920
Astrostole rodolphi Indo-Pacific. 1875
Astrostole scabra Southwest Pacific 1872
Bernasconiaster pipi Southwest Pacific 2020
Coronaster briareus Western Atlantic 1882
Coronaster halicepus Western Pacific. Tropica 1917
Coronaster marchenus Eastern Pacific and Weste 1942
Coronaster pauciporis Western Central Pacific 1984
Coronaster sakuranus Northwest Pacific 1902
Coronaster volsellatus Indo-West Pacific 1889
Coscinasterias edmondi Southwest Pacific 1911
Coscinasterias muricata Indo-West Pacific. 1870
Coscinasterias tenuispina Atlantic and the Mediterr
Cryptasterias brachiata Atlantic and the Mediterr 1923
Cryptasterias turqueti Antarctic Atlantic 1906
Diplasterias brandti Antarctic Atlantic 1881
Diplasterias brucei Antarctic. 1908
Diplasterias kerguelenensis Kerguelen Islands. 1917
Diplasterias meridionalis Antarctic 1875
Diplasterias octoradiata Antarctic Atlantic 1885
Diplasterias radiata Antarctic Atlantic 1923
Distolasterias nipon Northwest Pacific 1902
Evasterias echinosoma Northeast Pacific and the 1926
Evasterias troscheli Mottled star Eastern Pacific and North 30 WD 1862
Icasterias panopla Northeast Atlantic and th 1878
Kenrickaster pedicellaris Antarctic Atlantic 1962
Leptasterias alaskensis Northeast Pacific 1909
Leptasterias aleutica Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias arctica Arctic star Northeast Pacific and the 1885
Leptasterias asteira Northeast Pacific and the
Leptasterias camtschatica Kamchatha six-rayed star Northeast Pacific 1835
Leptasterias coei Coe's six-rayed star Northeast Pacific 1914
Leptasterias fisheri Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias groenlandica Greenland star Northeast Pacific and the 1857
Leptasterias hexactis Delicate six-rayed star Eastern Pacific 7.5 WD 1862
Leptasterias hylodes Aleutian star Northeast Pacific 1930
Leptasterias hyperborea Northeast Pacific 1882
Leptasterias leptalea Northeast Pacific 1914
Leptasterias leptodoma Scarlet six-rayed star Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias littoralis Slender green sea star Atlantic Ocean.
Leptasterias muelleri Northeast Atlantic 1846
Leptasterias polaris Polar six-rayed star Northeast Pacific and the 1842
Leptasterias pusilla Northeast Pacific and the 1930
Leptasterias stolocantha Rough skirted star Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias tenera Northeast Pacific
Lethasterias nanimensis Black-spined sea star Eastern Pacific and the A 1914
Lysasterias adeliae Antarctic Indian Ocean 1920
Lysasterias belgicae Antarctic Atlantic. 1903
Lysasterias joffrei Antarctic Indian Ocean 1920
Lysasterias perrieri Antarctic 1885
Marthasterias glacialis Spiny starfish Atlantic and the Mediterr 70 WD 1758
Meyenaster gelatinosus Large spiny star Eastern Pacific. 1834
Notasterias armata Antarctic 1911
Notasterias bongraini Antarctic Atlantic. 1912
Notasterias haswelli Antarctic Indian Ocean 1920
Notasterias pedicellaris Antarctic Atlantic 1907
Notasterias stolophora Antarctic Atlantic 1940
Orthasterias koehleri Rainbow star Eastern Pacific 38 WD 1897
Pedicellaster hypernotius Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Pedicellaster magister Soft orange star Northeast Pacific 1923
Pedicellaster typicus Arctic and Northern Atlan
Pisaster brevispinus Short spined sea star Eastern Pacific 60 WD 1857
Pisaster giganteus Giant spined star Eastern Pacific 56 WD 1857
Pisaster ochraceus Purple star Eastern Pacific 35 WD 1835
Psalidaster mordax Antarctic Atlantic 1940
Pycnopodia helianthoides Sunflower star Eastern Pacific 90 WD 1835
Rathbunaster californicus California sun star Eastern Pacific 1906
Rumbleaster eructans Southwest Pacific 2006
Saliasterias brachiata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1920
Sclerasterias alexandri Eastern Pacific 1905
Sclerasterias contorta Western Atlantic
Sclerasterias heteropaes Banded sea star Eastern Pacific 1924
Sclerasterias mazophora Eastern Pacific 1891
Sclerasterias mazophorus Northwest Pacific 1891
Sclerasterias mollis Cross-fish Southwest Pacific 1872
Sclerasterias neglecta Atlantic and the Mediterr 1891
Sclerasterias richardi Atlantic and the Mediterr 1882
Sclerasterias tanneri Western Atlantic
Stenasterias macropora Western Atlantic
Stephanasterias albula Odd rayed star Northeast Pacific, Arctic 1853
Stolasterias acutispina Pacific Ocean 1862
Stylasterias forreri Fish-eating star Eastern Pacific 50 WD 1887
Tarsaster alaskanus Alaskan star Northeast Pacific 1928
Tarsaster stoichodes Western Central Pacific 1889
Urasterias lincki Northern Atlantic and the 1842



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