Purple Sea Star (Ophidiaster ophidianus)

Invertebrateverified

Ophidiaster ophidianus

(Lamarck, 1816)

Purple Sea Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Ophidiasteridae

Where to find it

occasional

AlbaniaMontenegro

Other species in Ophidiasteridae

Linckia laevigata

Linckia laevigata

Azure Sea Star

Nardoa variolata

Nardoa variolata

Button Star

Ophidiaster guildingi

Ophidiaster guildingi

Comet Star

Linckia multifora

Linckia multifora

Multipore Sea Star

Linckia guildingi

Linckia guildingi

Common Comet Star

Hacelia attenuata

Hacelia attenuata

Smooth Starfish

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