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Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae

Genus: Ophidiaster

(See list of species below)

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16 species (see list below)
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Ophidiaster alexandri
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Ophidiaster armatus
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Ophidiaster chinensis
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Ophidiaster colossus
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Ophidiaster cribrarius
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Ophidiaster duncani
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Ophidiaster easterensis
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Ophidiaster granifer
[Grained seastar]
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Ophidiaster guildingi
[Guilding's star]
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Ophidiaster helicostichus
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Ophidiaster hemprichi
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Ophidiaster kermadecensis
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Ophidiaster lorioli
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Ophidiaster macknighti
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Ophidiaster multispinus
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Pillon, Roberto

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Ophidiaster ophidianusunspecified

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Ophidiaster ophidianus
[Purple seastar]


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