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Astropecten
Astropecten is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Indo-Pacific Comb Star
speciesAstropecten polyacanthus
Red Comb Star
speciesAstropecten aranciacus
Sand Sea Star
speciesAstropecten irregularis
Plain Sand Star
speciesAstropecten indicus
Astropecten platyacanthus
speciesAstropecten platyacanthus
Spiny Sand Star
speciesAstropecten armatus
Jonston's Sand Star
speciesAstropecten jonstoni
Flat Sea Star
speciesAstropecten articulatus
Two-spined Sea Star
speciesAstropecten duplicatus
Astropecten spinulosus
speciesAstropecten spinulosus
Astropecten bispinosus
speciesAstropecten bispinosus
Astropecten vappa
speciesAstropecten vappa
Astropecten marginatus
speciesAstropecten marginatus
California Sand Star
speciesAstropecten californicus
Astropecten scoparius
speciesAstropecten scoparius
Grey Sandstar
speciesAstropecten granulatus
Priess' sand star
speciesAstropecten preissi
Astropecten sumbawanus
speciesAstropecten sumbawanus
Astropecten umbrinus
speciesAstropecten umbrinus
Astropecten brasiliensis
speciesAstropecten brasiliensis
Astropecten regalis
speciesAstropecten regalis
Astropecten latespinosus
speciesAstropecten latespinosus
Astropecten mauritianus
speciesAstropecten mauritianus
Astropecten carcharicus
speciesAstropecten carcharicus
Astropecten monacanthus
speciesAstropecten monacanthus
Astropecten triseriatus
speciesAstropecten triseriatus
Astropecten fragilis
speciesAstropecten fragilis
Astropecten euryacanthus
speciesAstropecten euryacanthus
Astropecten javanicus
speciesAstropecten javanicus
Astropecten africanus
speciesAstropecten africanus
Astropecten americanus
speciesAstropecten americanus
Astropecten velitaris
speciesAstropecten velitaris
Astropecten pusillus
speciesAstropecten pusillus
Astropecten hawaiiensis
speciesAstropecten hawaiiensis
Astropecten alatus
speciesAstropecten alatus
Astropecten pugnax
speciesAstropecten pugnax
Astropecten minadensis
speciesAstropecten minadensis
Astropecten anacanthus
speciesAstropecten anacanthus
Astropecten jarli
speciesAstropecten jarli
Comb Sea Star
speciesAstropecten andersoni
Astropecten kagoshimensis
speciesAstropecten kagoshimensis
Astropecten exilis
speciesAstropecten exilis
Astropecten karankawai
speciesAstropecten karankawai
Astropecten caribemexicanensis
speciesAstropecten caribemexicanensis
Astropecten cingulatus
speciesAstropecten cingulatus
Astropecten alligator
speciesAstropecten alligator
Astropecten brevispinus
speciesAstropecten brevispinus
Astropecten tenellus
speciesAstropecten tenellus
Astropecten pedicellaris
speciesAstropecten pedicellaris
Astropecten eucnemis
speciesAstropecten eucnemis
Astropecten acanthifer
speciesAstropecten acanthifer
Astropecten ornatissimus
speciesAstropecten ornatissimus
Astropecten acutiradiatus
speciesAstropecten acutiradiatus
Astropecten antillensis
speciesAstropecten antillensis
Astropecten hemprichi
speciesAstropecten hemprichi
Astropecten leptus
speciesAstropecten leptus
Astropecten variegatus
speciesAstropecten variegatus
Astropecten spiniphorus
speciesAstropecten spiniphorus
Astropecten validispinosus
speciesAstropecten validispinosus
Astropecten tasmanicus
speciesAstropecten tasmanicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Astropecten in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 48237.