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Species Index

Group: Sea Stars and Sea Urchins

family genus scientific name common name
Acanthasteridae Acanthaster Acanthaster brevispinus (Fisher, 1917) Short-spined Crown of Thorns Starfish
Acanthasteridae Acanthaster Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) Crown Of Thorns Starfish
Asteriidae Allostichaster Allostichaster polyplax (Muller and Troschel, 1844)
Echinothuriidae Asthenosoma Asthenosoma intermedium (H.L. Clark, 1938)
Echinothuriidae Asthenosoma Asthenosoma sp.(possibly varium) (Grube, 1868)
Asteroschematidae Astrobrachion Astrobrachion constrictum (Farquhar, 1900) Eastern Snake Star
Ophiocomidae Breviturma Breviturma dentata (Muller and Troschel, 1842)
Diadematidae Centrostephanus Centrostephanus rodgersii (A. Agassiz, 1864)
Clypeasteridae Clypeaster Clypeaster tumidus (Tension-Woods, 1878)
Asteriidae Coscinasterias Coscinasterias muricata (Verrill, 1870) Eleven-armed Seastar
Diadematidae Diadema Diadema palmeri (Baker, 1967)
Diadematidae Diadema Diadema savignyi (Audouin, 1829)
Echinasteridae Echinaster Echinaster colemani (Rowe and Albertson, 1987)
Echinasteridae Echinaster Echinaster luzonicus (Gray, 1840)
Echinometridae Echinometra Echinometra sp. (Gray, 1825)
Echinometridae Echinostrephus Echinostrephus aciculatus (A. Agassiz, 1863)
Diadematidae Echinothrix Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774)
Ophidiasteridae Fromia Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869)
Ophidiasteridae Fromia Fromia polypora (H.L. Clark, 1916) Many-pored Seastar
Ophidiasteridae Hacelia Hacelia helicosticha (Sladen, 1889) Coiled Seastar
Echinometridae Heliocidaris Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846) Purple Urchin
Echinometridae Heliocidaris Heliocidaris tuberculata (Lamarck, 1816) Tuberculate Urchin
Temnopleuridae Holopneustes Holopneustes purpurascens (A. Agassiz, 1872)
Ophidiasteridae Leiaster Leiaster sp. (Peters, 1852)
Ophidiasteridae Linckia Linckia guildingi (Gray, 1840)
Ophidiasteridae Linckia Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Asterinidae Meridiastra Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816) Eight-armed Seastar
Asterinidae Meridiastra Meridiastra oriens (O’Loughlin, Waters and Roy, 2003)
Temnopleuridae Mespilia Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ophiodermatidae Ophiarachna Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816)
Ophiodermatidae Ophiarachna Ophiarachna megacantha (H.L. Clark, 1938)
Ophidiasteridae Ophidiaster Ophidiaster confertus (H.L. Clark, 1916)
Ophiomyxidae Ophiomyxa Ophiomyxa australis (Lutken, 1869)
Ophiuridae Ophioplocus Ophioplocus imbricatus (Muller and Troschel, 1842)
Oreasteridae Pentaceraster Pentaceraster sp. (Doderlein, 1916)
Goniasteridae Pentagonaster Pentagonaster duebeni (Gray, 1847)
Asteropseidae Petricia Petricia vernicina (Lamarck, 1816) Velvet Seastar
Cidaridae Phyllacanthus Phyllacanthus parvispinus (Tension Woods, 1878)
Echinasteridae Plectaster Plectaster decanus (Muller and Troschel, 1843)
Cidaridae Prionocidaris Prionocidaris callista (Rowe and Hoggett, 1986) Beautiful Sea Urchin
Toxopneustidae Pseudoboletia Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862)
Toxopneustidae Pseudoboletia Pseudoboletia maculata (Troschel, 1869)
Asterinidae Pseudonepanthia Pseudonepanthia nigrobrunnea (Rowe and Marsh, 1982)
Temnopleuridae Salmacis Salmacis belli (Doderlein, 1902)
Temnopleuridae Salmacis Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Toxopneustidae Toxopneustes Toxopneustes pileolus (Lamarck, 1816) Flower Urchin
Toxopneustidae Tripneustes Tripneustes sp. (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamington Urchin
Asteriidae Uniophora Uniophora granifera (Lamarck, 1816)

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