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Choriaster
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Choriaster

Choriaster is a 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, hunter-five sea star and doughboy starfish.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Granulated Sea Star

speciesChoriaster granulatus

Pentagon Sea Star

speciesChoriaster primigenius

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122019.