Basket Starfish (Astrophyton muricatum)

Invertebrateverified

Astrophyton muricatum

(Lamarck, 1816)

Basket Starfish

Also known as: Giant Basket Star, Basket Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Ophiuroidea

Order

Euryalida

Family

Gorgonocephalidae

Where to find it

occasional

Martinique

rare

Guadeloupe

Other species in Gorgonocephalidae

Astrospartus mediterraneus

Astrospartus mediterraneus

Gorgon's Head

Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) annulata

Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) annulata

Ringed Snakestar

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