- Oreaster reticulatus
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Oreaster reticulatus The red cushion sea star, Oreaster reticulatus, in San Salvador Island, Bahamas Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Asterozoa Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Oreasteridae Genus: Oreaster Species: O. reticulatus Binomial name Oreaster reticulatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)Synonyms[1] Asterias gigas Linnaeus, 1753
Asterias pentacyphus Retzius, 1805
Asterias reticulata Linnaeus, 1758
Asterias sebae de Blainville, 1830
Oreaster aculeatus (Gray, 1840)
Oreaster bermudensis H.L. Clark, 1942
Oreaster gigas Lutken, 1859
Oreaster lapidarius Grube, 1857
Oreaster tuberosus Behn in Mobius, 1859
Pentaceros aculeatus Gray, 1840
Pentaceros gibbus Gray, 1840
Pentaceros grandis Gray, 1840
Pentaceros reticulatus Gray, 1840Oreaster reticulatus, commonly known as red cushion sea star, is a species of marine invertebrate, a starfish in the family Oreasteridae.
Description
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Unusual 6 legged specimen, Mosquito Pier, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Distribution
Oreaster reticulatus occurs in many regions of the Western Central Atlantic, including Bahamas, Cape Frio, Cape Hatteras, the Caribbean Sea, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Guyanas and Yucatán.[1]
References
- ^ a b Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1768). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178210 on 26 April 2010.
Categories:- Asteroidea
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