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Family: Oreasteridae



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45 species (see list below)
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Acheronaster tumidus
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Anthenea aspera
[Cake star]
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Anthenea conjugens
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Anthenea difficilis
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Anthenea flavescens
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Anthenea grayi
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Anthenea pentagonula
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Anthenea regalis
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Anthenea viguieri
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Astrosarkus idipi
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Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific

Choriaster granulatusLütken, 1869

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Choriaster granulatus
[Granular sea star]
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Culcita coriacea
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Culcita novaeguinae
[Cushion star fish]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Culcita novaeguineaeMüller & Troschel, 1842

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Culcita novaeguineae
[Cushion star]
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Culcita schmideliana
[Pincushion starfish]
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Goniodiscaster acanthodes
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Goniodiscaster forficulatus
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Goniodiscaster granuliferus
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Goniodiscaster pleyadella
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Goniodiscaster rugosus
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Goniodiscaster scaber
[Biscuit sea star]
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Gymnanthenea globigera
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Gymnanthenea laevis
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Halityle regularis
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Monachaster sanderi
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Nidorellia armata
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Oreaster clavatus
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Oreaster reticulatus
[Cushioned star]
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Pentaceraster affinis
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Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-West Pacific

Pentaceraster alveolatus(Perrier, 1875)

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Pentaceraster alveolatus
[Cushion sea star]
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Pentaceraster chinensis
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Pentaceraster cumingi
[Panamic cushion sea star]
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Pentaceraster decipiens
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Pentaceraster gracilis
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Pentaceraster magnificus
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Pentaceraster mammillatus
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Pentaceraster multispinus
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Pentaceraster regulus
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Pentaceraster sibogae
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Pentaceraster westermanni
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Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific.

Pentaster obtusatus(Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)

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Pentaster obtusatus
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Poraster superbus
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Protoreaster lincki
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Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm WD
Protoreaster nodosus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Protoreaster nodosus
[Horned sea star]
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Pseudoreaster obtusangulus
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