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Labidiaster
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Labidiaster

Labidiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Heliasteridae. The species of this genus are found in the coasts of Antarctica and southernmost South America. The life cycle of all Labidiaster animals starts with an embryo that will hatch into planktonic larvae, and later transform into pentamerous juvenile sea stars.

Two species are recognized:

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Fragile Sticky Ray Star

speciesLabidiaster radiosus

Antarctic Sun starfish

speciesLabidiaster annulatus

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Recorded sightings

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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 533714.