Sea Stars (Asteroidea)

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Sea Stars (Asteroidea)

Featured sightings

Astropecten sp. (genus) at Toogoom, QLD - 20 Aug 2024 by BlueBowerArt

Asteroidea (class) at Hope Vale, QLD - 5 Jul 2024 by GlossyGal

Coscinasterias muricata (Eleven-armed Seastar) at Jervis Bay, JBT - 26 May 2019 by kdm

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Unverified Sea Star at Lindisfarne, TAS - 1 Aug 2025 by VanessaC

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

31 Oct 2025

Possibly Asterias amurensis, Northern Pacific Sea Star

Unverified Sea Star

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

29 Jul 2025

Possibly Nardoa species

Unverified Sea Star

GlossyGal wrote:

8 Jul 2024

It is a beautiful thing isn't it!

Asteroidea (class)

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 Jul 2024

Great photo, would love to find out the species.

Asteroidea (class)

BushRenegade wrote:

20 Mar 2024

Parvulastra exigua is a small five armed sea star. Note the above has at least eight arms and is more likely M. calcar eight armed or carpet sea star so named due to its colour patterning

Meridiastra calcar

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