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Oreasteridae
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas some species are very easy to identify, like the "pincushion seastars" ('' Culcita sp.''), some other can be difficult to tell apart. Selected genera : List source : * genus '' Acheronaster'' H.E.S. Clark, 1982 -- 1 species * genus '' Anthaster'' Döderlein, 1915 -- 1 species * genus '' Anthenea'' Gray, 1840 -- 22 species * genus '' Astrosarkus'' Mah, 2003 -- 1 species * genus '' Bothriaster'' Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 speciesProbably just the juvenile form of '' Choriaster''. * genus '' Choriaster'' Lutken, 1869 -- 1 species * genus '' Culcita'' Agassiz, 1836 -- 3 species * genus '' Goniodiscaster'' H.L. Clark, 1909 -- 14 species * genus '' Gymnanthenea'' H.L. Clark, 1938 -- 2 species * genus ''Halityle'' Fisher, 1913 -- 1 species * genus '' Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choriaster Granulatus
''Choriaster'' is monotypic genus in the family Oreasteridae containing the single species ''Choriaster granulatus'' commonly known as the granulated sea star. Other common names include big-plated sea star and doughboy starfish. This species is harmless to humans. Description ''Choriaster granulatus'' is a large sea star with a convex body and five short arms. The arms have rounded tips, making it appear "chubby", leading to one of its common names being "the doughboy starfish". Relatively large in comparison with other sea stars, its maximum radius is about . It is most commonly pale pink in colour with brown papillae radiating out from the centre but can also be colours ranging from grey to yellow and even red. Location This species is found in numerous tropical waters, including: * East Africa * Indo-Pacific region * Great Barrier Reef * Red Sea * Vanuatu * Fiji * Papua New Guinea Habitat ''Choriaster granulatus'' prefers shallow waters ranging from deep and above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culcita Novaeguineae
''Culcita novaeguineae'' (common name, cushion star) is a species of starfish. It has short arms and an inflated appearance and resembles a pentagonal pincushion. It is variable in colour and can be found in tropical warm waters in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomy ''C. novaeguineae'' has numerous synonyms, at least in part because it has a "goniasterid" phase; the juveniles exhibit little resemblance to the mature form, and gradually change in morphology as they grow. A number of different "species" were described in the literature before they were found to be different developmental stages of the same species. Some were even considered to be in a different family, the Goniasteridae, rather than in the correct family, Oreasteridae.The Cushio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrosarkus Idipi
''Astrosarkus idipi'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus ''Astrosarkus''. It is sometimes referred to as a "Pumpkin sea star". Description and characteristics It is a big sea star with a subpentagonal and very plump body. It is quite recognizable because of its bright orange color, and globally displays the color, texture and size of a pumpkin. It is thus a very big star, measuring approximately 30 cm in diameter for 10 cm high. The lower face is white dirtied with orange, and crossed by 5 ambulacral grooves. Inside the body, the skeleton is strikingly reduced: the main part of the mass of the star is muscular.Christopher L. Mah,Astrosarkus: Discovering The Great Pumpkin Starfish ! First video of this species alive !, on ''The Echinoblog'', 12 october 2009. Habitat and repartition This sea star lives in the sub-reef zone, between 67 and 200 m deep, and seems rather widely distributed in the Indo-pacific, From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrosarkus
''Astrosarkus idipi'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus ''Astrosarkus''. It is sometimes referred to as a "Pumpkin sea star". Description and characteristics It is a big sea star with a subpentagonal and very plump body. It is quite recognizable because of its bright orange color, and globally displays the color, texture and size of a pumpkin. It is thus a very big star, measuring approximately 30 cm in diameter for 10 cm high. The lower face is white dirtied with orange, and crossed by 5 ambulacral grooves. Inside the body, the skeleton is strikingly reduced: the main part of the mass of the star is muscular.Christopher L. Mah,Astrosarkus: Discovering The Great Pumpkin Starfish ! First video of this species alive !, on ''The Echinoblog'', 12 october 2009. Habitat and repartition This sea star lives in the sub-reef zone, between 67 and 200 m deep, and seems rather widely distributed in the Indo-pacific, From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothriaster
''Bothriaster primigenius'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus ''Bothriaster''. It is suspected to be only the juvenile stage of some large Oreasteridae such as ''Choriaster granulatus ''Choriaster'' is monotypic genus in the family Oreasteridae containing the single species ''Choriaster granulatus'' commonly known as the granulated sea star. Other common names include big-plated sea star and doughboy starfish. This species is ...''. References Oreasteridae Monotypic echinoderm genera Asteroidea genera Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choriaster
''Choriaster'' is monotypic genus in the family Oreasteridae containing the single species ''Choriaster granulatus'' commonly known as the granulated sea star. Other common names include big-plated sea star and doughboy starfish. This species is harmless to humans. Description ''Choriaster granulatus'' is a large sea star with a convex body and five short arms. The arms have rounded tips, making it appear "chubby", leading to one of its common names being "the doughboy starfish". Relatively large in comparison with other sea stars, its maximum radius is about . It is most commonly pale pink in colour with brown papillae radiating out from the centre but can also be colours ranging from grey to yellow and even red. Location This species is found in numerous tropical waters, including: * East Africa * Indo-Pacific region * Great Barrier Reef * Red Sea * Vanuatu * Fiji * Papua New Guinea Habitat ''Choriaster granulatus'' prefers shallow waters ranging from deep and above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentaster
''Pentaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star. Taxonomy List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species: * ''Pentaster hybridus'' Döderlein, 1936 * ''Pentaster obtusatus'' (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827) References Oreasteridae Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halityle Regularis
''Halityle regularis'', commonly known as the mosaic cushion star, is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus ''Halityle''. Distribution The mosaic cushion star is found in the Western Central Pacific in countries such as the Philippines. It is found in tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ... climates in depths of 3–90 meters. References Oreasteridae Monotypic echinoderm genera Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnanthenea Laevis
''Gymnanthenea'' is a genus of sea star Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish a ...s in the family Oreasteridae. Selected species * '' Gymnanthenea globigera'' (Döderlein, 1915) * '' Gymnanthenea laevis'' H.L.Clark, 1938 : List source: References Oreasteridae Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goniodiscaster Scabra
''Goniodiscaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas som .... Members of this genus can be found off the coasts of India, southeast Asia, and Australia. Other taxa commonly misidentified as this genus include '' Anthenea'', ''Tosia'', and '' Pentaceraster''. Selected species * '' Goniodiscaster acanthodes'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Goniodiscaster australiae'' Tortonese, 1937 * '' Goniodiscaster bicolor'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Goniodiscaster foraminatus'' (Döderlein, 1916) * '' Goniodiscaster forficulatus'' (Perrier, 1875) * '' Goniodiscaster granuliferus'' (J.E.Gray, 1847) * '' Goniodiscaster insignis'' (Koehler, 1910) * '' Goniodiscaster integer'' Livingstone, 1931 * '' Goniodiscaster pleyadella'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Goniod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthenea Aspera
''Anthenea'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas som .... Members of this genus are most commonly observed off the coasts of Australia and southeast Asia. Selected species * '' Anthenea acanthodes'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea aspera'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea australiae'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea conjugens'' Döderlein, 1935 * '' Anthenea crassa'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea crudelis'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea diazi'' Domantay, 1969 * '' Anthenea edmondi'' A.M.Clark, 1970 * '' Anthenea elegans'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea flavescens'' (J.E.Gray, 1840) * '' Anthenea godeffroyi'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea grayi'' Perrier, 1875 * '' Anthenea mertoni'' Koehler, 1910 * '' Anthenea mexicana'' A.H.C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthaster Valvulatus
''Anthaster valvulatus'' is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas som .... It is the sole species in the genus ''Anthaster''. While its common name is the brick red seastar, individuals also occur in purple, orange and multicoloured combinations of these colours. References Oreasteridae Monotypic echinoderm genera Asteroidea genera Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
