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Marine Invertebrates
Sea Stars, Sea Urchins & allies (Echinodermata)
Sea Stars (Asteroidea)

Sea Star species

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21 species

Allostichaster polyplax (Many-armed seastar)

Asterodiscides truncatus (Asterodiscides truncatus)

Asterodiscides truncatus

photo ..NSW Parks

Asterodiscides truncatus

image Ken Bean
Asterodiscides truncatus
Asterodiscides truncatus

Asteroidea (class) (Unidentified seastar or starfish)

Astropecten vappa (Astropecten vappa)

Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa

Comanthus sp. (Comanthus)

Comanthus trichoptera (An echinoderm)

Coscinasterias muricata (Eleven-armed Seastar)

Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata

Luidia australiae (Seastar)

Luidia australiae
Luidia australiae
Luidia australiae
Luidia australiae

Meridiastra calcar (Eight arm Seastar)

Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar

Meridiastra gunni (Seastar)

Meridiastra gunni
Meridiastra gunni

Meridiastra sp. (genus) (Seastar)

Nectria ocellata (Mosaic Seastar)

Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata

Nectria wilsoni (Seastar)

Parvulastra exigua (Rock pool seastar)

Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua

Patiriella exigua (Patiriella exigua)

Patiriella gunnii (Patiriella gunnii)

Pentagonaster dubeni (Pentagonaster dubeni)

Petricia vernicina (Velvet Seastar)

Plectaster decanus (Seastar)

Tosia australis (Biscuit Star)

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