Smooth Starfish (Hacelia attenuata)

Invertebrateverified

Hacelia attenuata

Gray, 1840

Smooth Starfish

Also known as: Smooth Sea Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Ophidiasteridae

Other species in Ophidiasteridae

Azure Sea Star (Linckia laevigata)

Linckia laevigata

Azure Sea Star

Button Star (Nardoa variolata)

Nardoa variolata

Button Star

Comet Star (Ophidiaster guildingi)

Ophidiaster guildingi

Comet Star

Purple Sea Star (Ophidiaster ophidianus)

Ophidiaster ophidianus

Purple Sea Star

Multipore Sea Star (Linckia multifora)

Linckia multifora

Multipore Sea Star

Common Comet Star (Linckia guildingi)

Linckia guildingi

Common Comet Star

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