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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Velatida
Family: Pterasteridae

Genus: Pteraster

(See list of species below)

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16 species (see list below)
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Ant

Pteraster affinisSmith, 1876

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Pteraster affinis
[]
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Pteraster coscinopeplus
[]
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Pteraster diaphanus
[]
No picture found
 
Pteraster gibber
[Slime star]
No picture found
 
Pteraster jordani
[Jordan's cushion star]
No picture found
 
Pteraster marsippus
[Prickly cushion star]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

Circumboreal and polar
Max. Length 15 cm WD
Pteraster militaris(Müller, 1776)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Pteraster militaris
[Wrinkled sea star]
No picture found
 
Pteraster obesus
[]
No picture found
 
Pteraster obscurus
[Obscure cushion star]
No picture found
 
Pteraster pulvillus
[Orange cushion star]
No picture found
 
Pteraster rugatus
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Pteraster rugosus
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Pteraster stellifer
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Pteraster temnochiton
[Rough cushion star]
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Max. Length 24 cm WD
 
Pteraster tesselatus
[Tesselated slime star]
No picture found
 
Pteraster trigonodon
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