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Family: Echinasteridae



(See list of species below)


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54 species (see list below)
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Aleutihenricia beringiana
[Bering Henricia]
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Echinaster aculeata
[]
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Echinaster brasiliensis
[]

Photo by Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific

Echinaster callosus von Marenzeller, 1895

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Echinaster callosus
[Warty starfish]
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Echinaster echinophorus
[Caribbean sea star]
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Echinaster farquhari
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.

Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840)

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Echinaster luzonicus
[Luzon sea star]
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Echinaster modestus
[]
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Echinaster sentus
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and Mediterranea

Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783)

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Echinaster sepositus
[Red starfish]
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Echinaster serpentarius
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Echinaster smithi
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Echinaster spinulosus
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Echinaster stereosomus
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Echinaster varicolor
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Henricia antillarum
[]
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Henricia aspera
[Sandpaper Henricia]
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Henricia asthenactis
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Henricia clarki
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Henricia cylindrella
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Henricia derjugini
[White Henricia]
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Henricia epiphysialis
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Henricia eschrichti
[]
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Henricia fragilis
[]

Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)

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Henricia leviuscula
[Pacific blood star]
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Henricia longispina
[Long-spined Henricia]
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Henricia lukinsii
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Henricia margarethae
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Pacific, Souther

Henricia obesa (Sladen, 1889)

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Henricia obesa
[Obese Henricia]
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Henricia oculata
[Bloody Henry starfish]
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Henricia orientalis
[]
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Henricia pagenstecheri
[]
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Henricia parva
[]
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Henricia perforata
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Henricia pertusa
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Henricia polyacantha
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Henricia praestans
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Eastern Pacific, North At
Max. Length 15 cm WD
Henricia sanguinolenta (Müller, 1776)

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Henricia sanguinolenta
[Blood sea star]
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Henricia sexradiata
[]
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Henricia simplex
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Henricia skorikovi
[]
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Henricia solida
[]
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Henricia spiculifera
[]
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Henricia spinulifera
[]
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Henricia studeri
[Studer's Henricia]
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Henricia sufflata
[]
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Henricia tumida
[Fat Henricia]
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Metrodira subulata
[]
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Odontohenricia fisheri
[Fisher's toothed Henricia]
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Poraniopsis echinaster
[Reticulated spiny star]
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Max. Length 15 cm WD
 
Poraniopsis inflata
[Spiny sea star]
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Rhopiella hirsuta
[]
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Stegnaster inflatus
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Stegnaster wesseli
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aleutihenricia beringiana Bering Henricia Northeast Pacific and the 1950
Echinaster aculeata Western Central Atlantic 1840
Echinaster brasiliensis Western Atlantic 1842
Echinaster callosus Warty starfish Indo-West Pacific 1895
Echinaster echinophorus Caribbean sea star Western Central Atlantic 1816
Echinaster farquhari Southwest Pacific 1909
Echinaster luzonicus Luzon sea star Indo-West Pacific. 1840
Echinaster modestus Western Atlantic 1881
Echinaster sentus Western Central Atlantic 1825
Echinaster sepositus Red starfish Atlantic and Mediterranea 1783
Echinaster serpentarius Western Atlantic 1842
Echinaster smithi Antarctic Atlantic. 1903
Echinaster spinulosus Western Atlantic 1869
Echinaster stereosomus Western Central Pacific 1913
Echinaster varicolor Indo-West Pacific 1938
Henricia antillarum Western Atlantic
Henricia aspera Sandpaper Henricia Northeast Pacific 1906
Henricia asthenactis Northeast Pacific 1910
Henricia clarki Northeast Pacific 1910
Henricia cylindrella Atlantic and the Mediterr 1883
Henricia derjugini White Henricia Northeast Pacific and the
Henricia epiphysialis Northwest Pacific 2020
Henricia eschrichti Arctic and Northwest Atla
Henricia fragilis Northwest Pacific 2021
Henricia leviuscula Pacific blood star Eastern Pacific 20 WD 1857
Henricia longispina Long-spined Henricia Northeast Pacific 1910
Henricia lukinsii Southwest Pacific 1898
Henricia margarethae Northwest Pacific 2021
Henricia obesa Obese Henricia Southern Pacific, Souther 1889
Henricia oculata Bloody Henry starfish Northern Atlantic 1777
Henricia orientalis Northern Atlantic
Henricia pagenstecheri Antarctic Atlantic. 1885
Henricia parva Antarctic Indian Ocean 1912
Henricia perforata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1776
Henricia pertusa Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Henricia polyacantha Northeast Atlantic and th 1911
Henricia praestans Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Henricia sanguinolenta Blood sea star Eastern Pacific, North At 15 WD 1776
Henricia sexradiata Western Central Atlantic.
Henricia simplex Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Henricia skorikovi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1950
Henricia solida Antarctic Indian Ocean 1950
Henricia spiculifera Northeast Pacific 1901
Henricia spinulifera Antarctic Indian Ocean 1876
Henricia studeri Studer's Henricia Southeast Pacific, South 1891
Henricia sufflata Southwest Pacific 1889
Henricia tumida Fat Henricia Northeast Pacific and Arc 1909
Metrodira subulata Indo-West Pacific 1840
Odontohenricia fisheri Fisher's toothed Henricia Northeast Pacific 1988
Poraniopsis echinaster Reticulated spiny star Southern Ocean. 1891
Poraniopsis inflata Spiny sea star Northern Pacific 15 WD 1906
Rhopiella hirsuta Antarctic. 1920
Stegnaster inflatus Southwest Pacific 1872
Stegnaster wesseli Western Atlantic 1876



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