Protoreaster
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Protoreaster is a genus of sea star
s in the family Oreasteridae.
Sea star
Starfish or sea stars are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names "starfish" and "sea star" essentially refer to members of the class Asteroidea...
s in the family Oreasteridae.
Selected species
- Protoreaster linckiRed-knobbed starfishRed-knobbed Starfish , also known as the red spine star, African sea star, and the African red knob sea star is a species of starfish. -Description:...
(Blainville, 1830) — Red-knobbed Starfish - Protoreaster nodosusProtoreaster nodosusProtoreaster nodosus is a species of sea star found in the warm, shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region. Also known as "horned" or "Chocolate Chip" sea stars, they possess rows of spines or "horns"; black conical points arranged in a single row, radially on the dorsal side, which may erode and...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875)
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