Sea Star species

Moderators

The following moderators provide local knowledge and expertise for Sea Stars (Asteroidea):

Jennyncmg  |  offshore  |  MattNimbs  |  MichaelMcMaster

Become a moderator

22 species

Allostichaster polyplax (Many-armed seastar)

Asteroidea (class) (Unidentified seastar or starfish)

Astropecten vappa (A sea star)

Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa

Comanthus sp. (genus) (A sea star)

Comanthus trichoptera (An echinoderm)

Coscinasterias muricata (Eleven-armed Seastar)

Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata

Meridiastra calcar (Eight arm Seastar)

Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar

Nectria ocellata (Mosaic Seastar)

Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata

Nectria wilsoni (Seastar)

Parvulastra exigua (Rock pool seastar)

Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua

Patiriella exigua (Patiriella exigua)

Patiriella gunnii (Patiriella gunnii)

Pentagonaster dubeni (Pentagonaster dubeni)

Petricia vernicina (Velvet Seastar)

Plectaster decanus (Seastar)

1  2 

  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

Artificial intelligence

CarbonAI is not active.

Follow Sea Stars (Asteroidea)

Receive alerts of new sightings

Subscribe

Share field guide

Share link to Sea Stars (Asteroidea) field guide

2,203,786 sightings of 20,921 species in 9,221 locations from 12,756 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.