Beaded Starfish (Pentaceraster mammillatus)

Invertebrateverified

Pentaceraster mammillatus

(Audouin, 1826)

Beaded Starfish

Also known as: Multicolored Knobbed Sea Star, Multicolored Knobbed Starfish

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Oreasteridae

Where to find it

rare

Other species in Oreasteridae

Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)

Culcita novaeguineae

Cushion Star

Pincushion Cushionstar (Culcita schmideliana)

Culcita schmideliana

Pincushion Cushionstar

Grainy Cushion Star (Choriaster granulatus)

Choriaster granulatus

Grainy Cushion Star

Red-Knobbed Sea Star (Protoreaster lincki)

Protoreaster lincki

Red-Knobbed Sea Star

Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus)

Oreaster reticulatus

Cushion Sea Star

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