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Asteriidae

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common starfish
species of starfish
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Asteriidae
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
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Sunflower seastar
species of echinoderm
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Pisaster ochraceus
species of echinoderm
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Pisaster giganteus
species of echinoderm
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Pisaster
thumb|left|Ochre sea star at low tide, [[Saltspring Island, British Columbia]]
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Pisaster brevispinus
species of echinoderm
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Coscinasterias
Coscinasterias is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae.
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Marthasterias
Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Both species in the genus are commonly known as the spiny starfish.
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Anasterias
Anasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
Coronaster
Coronaster is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
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Coscinasterias tenuispina
species of echinoderm
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Rathbunaster californicus
species of echinoderm
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Sclerasterias
Sclerasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
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Coscinasterias calamaria
species of echinoderm
Astrostole
Astrostole is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae.
Astrostole scabra
species of echinoderm
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Coscinasterias muricata
species of echinoderm
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Diplasterias brucei
species of echinoderm
Anasterias rupicola
species of echinoderm
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Anasterias laevigata
species of echinoderm
Aphelasterias
Aphelasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
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Diplasterias
Diplasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
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Anasterias antarctica
species of echinoderm
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Evasterias troschelii
species of starfish
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Evasterias echinosoma
species of echinoderm
Anasterias asterinoides
species of echinoderm
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Anasterias spirabilis
species of echinoderm
Coronaster halicepus
species of echinoderm
Anasterias directa
species of echinoderm
Aphelasterias japonica
species of echinoderm
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Anasterias pedicellaris
species of echinoderm
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Coronaster briareus
species of echinoderm
Meyenaster
Meyenaster is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Meyenaster gelatinosus which was first described by the Prussian botanist and zoologist Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen in 1834. It is found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean on the coasts of South America.
Caimanaster acutus
species of echinoderm
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Astrometis
Astrometis sertulifera, the fragile rainbow star, is the only species of sea star in the monotypic genus Astrometis. It is found from Santa Barbara to the Gulf of California.
Coronaster eclipes
species of echinoderm
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Orthasterias
Orthasterias is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae. Orthasterias koehleri, the rainbow star or red-banded sea star, is the only species in the genus. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean.
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Stylasterias
Stylasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Stylasterias forreri, the velcro star, is the only species in the genus. It is found on the Pacific coast of Canada and the United States.
Aphelasterias changfengyingi
species of echinoderm