Asteroidea: Order Forcipulatida (Starfish)

Family: Asteriidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Adelasterias papillosa
Anasterias antarctica
Aphanasterias pycnopodia
Aphelasterias japonica
Asterias amurensis
Astrometis sertulifera
Astrostole scabra
Caimanaster acutus
Calasterias toyamensis
Coronaster briareus
Coscinasterias tenuispina
Cryptasterias turqueti
Diplasterias kerguelenensis
Distolasterias nipon
Evasterias troschelii
Icasterias panopla
Kenrickaster pedicellaris
Leptasterias hexactis
Lethasterias nanimensis
Lysasterias perrieri
Lysastrosoma anthosticta
Marthasterias glacialis
Meyenaster gelatinosus
Notasterias armata
Orthasterias koehleri
Perissasterias polyacantha
Pisaster ochraceus
Plazaster borealis
Psalidaster mordax
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Rathbunaster californicus
Saliasterias brachiata
Sclerasterias alexandri
Stephanasterias albula
Stylasterias forreri
Taranuiaster novaezealandiae
Tarsastrocles verrilli
Uniophora nuda
Urasterias lincki

Family: Heliasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Heliaster helianthus
Labidiaster radiosus

Family: Paulasteriidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Paulasterias tyleri

Family: Pedicellasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Ampheraster alaminos
Anteliaster nannodes
Hydrasterias diomedeae
Pedicellaster magister
Peranaster chirophorus
Tarsaster alaskanus

Family: Stichasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Allostichaster polyplax
Cosmasterias lurida
Granaster nutrix
Neomorphaster forcipatus
Neosmilaster georgianus
Pseudechinaster rubens
Smilasterias triremis
Stichaster australis
Stichastrella rosea

Family: Zoroasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Bythiolophus acanthinus
Cnemidaster sigsbeei
Doraster constellatus
Myxoderma platyacanthum
Pholidaster squamatus
Sagenaster evermanni
Zoroaster fulgens

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