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Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae

Genus: Asterias

(See list of species below)

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6 species (see list below)
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Stuart-Smith, Rick

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

Photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick
 
Asterias amurensis
[North Pacific seastar]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northwest Atlantic

Asterias forbesiunspecified

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Asterias forbesi
[Forbes sea star]
No picture found
 
Asterias rathbuni
[]

Scott, Sue

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

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Asterias rubens
[Common starfish]
No picture found
 
Asterias tanneri
[]
No picture found
 
Asterias versicolor
[]


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