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Family: Oreasteridae



(See list of species below)


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45 species (see list below)
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Acheronaster tumidus
[]
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Anthenea aspera
[Cake star]
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Anthenea conjugens
[]
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Anthenea difficilis
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Anthenea flavescens
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Anthenea grayi
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Anthenea pentagonula
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Anthenea regalis
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Anthenea viguieri
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Astrosarkus idipi
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Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific

Choriaster granulatus Lütken, 1869

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Choriaster granulatus
[Granular sea star]
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Culcita coriacea
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Culcita novaeguinae
[Cushion star fish]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842

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Culcita novaeguineae
[Cushion star]
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Culcita schmideliana
[Pincushion starfish]
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Goniodiscaster acanthodes
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Goniodiscaster forficulatus
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Goniodiscaster granuliferus
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Goniodiscaster pleyadella
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Goniodiscaster rugosus
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Goniodiscaster scaber
[Biscuit sea star]
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Gymnanthenea globigera
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Gymnanthenea laevis
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Halityle regularis
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Monachaster sanderi
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Nidorellia armata
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Oreaster clavatus
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Oreaster reticulatus
[Cushioned star]
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Pentaceraster affinis
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Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-West Pacific

Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875)

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Pentaceraster alveolatus
[Cushion sea star]
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Pentaceraster chinensis
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Pentaceraster cumingi
[Panamic cushion sea star]
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Pentaceraster decipiens
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Pentaceraster gracilis
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Pentaceraster magnificus
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Pentaceraster mammillatus
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Pentaceraster multispinus
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Pentaceraster regulus
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Pentaceraster sibogae
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Pentaceraster westermanni
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Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific.

Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)

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Pentaster obtusatus
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Poraster superbus
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Protoreaster lincki
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Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm WD
Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff
 
Protoreaster nodosus
[Horned sea star]
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Pseudoreaster obtusangulus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acheronaster tumidus Southwest Pacific 1982
Anthenea aspera Cake star Western Pacific. 1915
Anthenea conjugens Eastern Indian Ocean 1935
Anthenea difficilis Northwest Pacific 1995
Anthenea flavescens Northwest Pacific 1840
Anthenea grayi Western Central Pacific 1875
Anthenea pentagonula Western Pacific 1816
Anthenea regalis Indo-Pacific 1910
Anthenea viguieri Northwest Pacific 1915
Astrosarkus idipi Western Central Pacific 2003
Choriaster granulatus Granular sea star Indo-West Pacific 1869
Culcita coriacea Western Indian Ocean 1842
Culcita novaeguinae Cushion star fish Indo-Pacific. 1842
Culcita novaeguineae Cushion star Indo-West Pacific. 40 WD 1842
Culcita schmideliana Pincushion starfish Indian Ocean. 1805
Goniodiscaster acanthodes Eastern Indian Ocean 1938
Goniodiscaster forficulatus Western Central Pacific 1875
Goniodiscaster granuliferus Western Central Pacific 1847
Goniodiscaster pleyadella Northwest Pacific 1816
Goniodiscaster rugosus Northwest Pacific 1875
Goniodiscaster scaber Biscuit sea star Western Central Pacific 1859
Gymnanthenea globigera Indo-West Pacific 1915
Gymnanthenea laevis Western Central Pacific 1938
Halityle regularis Western Central Pacific 1913
Monachaster sanderi Indo-West Pacific 1892
Nidorellia armata Eastern Pacific and Weste 1840
Oreaster clavatus Eastern Central Atlantic 1842
Oreaster reticulatus Cushioned star Atlantic Ocean 1758
Pentaceraster affinis Western Central Pacific 1842
Pentaceraster alveolatus Cushion sea star Indo-West Pacific 1875
Pentaceraster chinensis Western Central Pacific 1840
Pentaceraster cumingi Panamic cushion sea star Eastern Pacific 1840
Pentaceraster decipiens Western Central Pacific 1884
Pentaceraster gracilis Indo-West Pacific 1871
Pentaceraster magnificus Western Central Pacific 1914
Pentaceraster mammillatus Indian Ocean. 1826
Pentaceraster multispinus Western Central Pacific 1866
Pentaceraster regulus Western Central Pacific 1842
Pentaceraster sibogae Indo-West Pacific 1916
Pentaceraster westermanni Western Central Pacific 1871
Pentaster obtusatus Indo-West Pacific. 1827
Poraster superbus Western Central Pacific 1859
Protoreaster lincki Western Indian Ocean 1830
Protoreaster nodosus Horned sea star Indo-West Pacific 30 WD 1758
Pseudoreaster obtusangulus Eastern Indian Ocean 1816



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