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Echinasterid Sea Stars
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Echinasterid Sea Stars

Echinasteridae

The Echinasteridae are a family of starfish in the monotypic order Spinulosida. The family includes eight genera and about 133 species found on the seabed in various habitats around the world.

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8 branches of this family, most-observed first

Blood Stars

genusHenricia

Echinaster

genusEchinaster

Plectaster

genusPlectaster

Odontohenricia

genusOdontohenricia

Metrodira

genusMetrodira

Rhopiella

genusRhopiella

Aleutihenricia

genusAleutihenricia

Dictyaster

genusDictyaster

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