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Family: Solasteridae



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

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

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

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Crossaster papposus
[Rose seastar]
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Crossaster penicillatus
[]
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Crossaster squamatus
[]

Photo by 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
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

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

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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]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw

Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889

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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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crossaster multispinus Sun-star Southwest Pacific 1916
Crossaster papposus Rose seastar Circumpolar. Temperate t 30 WD 1767
Crossaster penicillatus Antarctic 1889
Crossaster squamatus Antarctic 1900
Cuenotaster involutus Antarctic. 1912
Heterozonias alternatus Canonball sun star Northeast Pacific 1906
Lophaster furcifer Western Central Atlantic, 1846
Lophaster furcilliger Pink crested star Eastern Pacific and North 16.4 WD 1905
Lophaster gaini Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Lophaster stellans Orange reticulated polyp star Southeast Pacific, Southw 1889
Lophaster verrilli Arctic 1938
Paralophaster antarcticus Antarctic 1912
Paralophaster lorioli Antarctic Atlantic. 1907
Seriaster regularis Western Central Pacific 1984
Solaster borealis Deepsea sun star Northeast Pacific. 1906
Solaster caribbaeus Western Central Atlantic.
Solaster dawsoni Morning sun star Northern and Eastern Paci 51 WD 1880
Solaster earlli Northwest Atlantic. 1879
Solaster endeca Northern sun star Circumboreal 40 WD 1771
Solaster exiguus Circumboreal 1910
Solaster hypothrissus White sun star Northeast Pacific 1910
Solaster namakae Northeast Pacific 2022
Solaster notophrynus Northeast Pacific
Solaster paxillatus Orange sunstar Northern Pacific and Nort 38 WD 1889
Solaster regularis Sun star Southeast Pacific, Southw 1889
Solaster squamatus Southeast Pacific, Southw 1900
Solaster stimpsoni Striped sun star Northern Pacific and the 51 WD 1880
Solaster syrtensis Arctic
Solaster torulatus Chubby sun-star Southwest Pacific 1889



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