Meridiastra

Meridiastra is a genus of star fish in the family Asterinidae. The genus is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with most records from the waters around Australia. They occur in shallow waters down to a depth of about 59 m (194 ft). Meridiastra are morphologically similar to the Atlantic genus Asterina. They are also phylogenetically close and possibly sister genera.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Carpet Sea Star

speciesMeridiastra calcar

Gunn's six-armed star

speciesMeridiastra gunnii

Meridiastra occidens

speciesMeridiastra occidens

Eastern six-armed star

speciesMeridiastra oriens

Meridiastra medius

speciesMeridiastra medius

Dark-tipped button star

speciesMeridiastra atyphoida

Meridiastra fissura

speciesMeridiastra fissura

Meridiastra mortenseni

speciesMeridiastra mortenseni

Meridiastra rapa

speciesMeridiastra rapa

Meridiastra modesta

speciesMeridiastra modesta

Meridiastra nigranota

speciesMeridiastra nigranota

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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 247133.