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Ophidiaster
Ophidiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Purple Sea Star
speciesOphidiaster ophidianus
Orange Sea Star
speciesOphidiaster confertus
Ophidiaster armatus
speciesOphidiaster armatus
Grainy Sea Star
speciesOphidiaster granifer
Ophidiaster hemprichi
speciesOphidiaster hemprichi
Ophidiaster cribrarius
speciesOphidiaster cribrarius
Ophidiaster macknighti
speciesOphidiaster macknighti
Ophidiaster duncani
speciesOphidiaster duncani
Ophidiaster kermadecensis
speciesOphidiaster kermadecensis
Guilding's Star
speciesOphidiaster guildingi
Ophidiaster helicostichus
speciesOphidiaster helicostichus
Ophidiaster lorioli
speciesOphidiaster lorioli
Ophidiaster ludwigi
speciesOphidiaster ludwigi
Ophidiaster multispinus
speciesOphidiaster multispinus
Ophidiaster perrieri
speciesOphidiaster perrieri
Ophidiaster tuberifer
speciesOphidiaster tuberifer
Ophidiaster colossus
speciesOphidiaster colossus
Ophidiaster rhabdotus
speciesOphidiaster rhabdotus
Ophidiaster reyssi
speciesOphidiaster reyssi
Ophidiaster bullisi
speciesOphidiaster bullisi
Ophidiaster alexandri
speciesOphidiaster alexandri
Ophidiaster perplexus
speciesOphidiaster perplexus
Ophidiaster bayeri
speciesOphidiaster bayeri
Ophidiaster agassizi
speciesOphidiaster agassizi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 126899.