| Common Name | Basket star |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Schoppe, S., 2000 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'star' refers to the shape of the animal, resembling a star; 'basket' refers to the interconnecting and many arms forming what looks like a net. |