Pentaceraster

Updated on Dec 16, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Oreasteridae Rank Genus		Class Asteroidea Phylum Echinodermata Order Valvatida

Similar Pentaceraster cumingi, Oreasteridae, Protoreaster, Culcita, Protoreaster nodosus

See gorgeous bejewelled sea star pentaceraster gracilis close up and in its underwater habitat

Pentaceraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.

List of species according to WoRMS:

Pentaceraster affinis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875)

Pentaceraster chinensis (J.E.Gray, 1840)

Pentaceraster cumingi (J.E.Gray, 1840)

Pentaceraster decipiens (Bell, 1884)

Pentaceraster gracilis (Lütken, 1871)

Pentaceraster horridus (J.E.Gray, 1840)

Pentaceraster magnificus (Goto, 1914)

Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826)

Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866)

Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Pentaceraster sibogae Döderlein, 1916

Pentaceraster tuberculatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Pentaceraster westermanni (Lütken, 1871)

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