Red-Knobbed Sea Star (Protoreaster lincki)

Invertebrateverified

Protoreaster lincki

(Blainville, 1830)

Red-Knobbed Sea Star

Also known as: Spinetipped Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Oreasteridae

Where to find it

common

occasional

rare

Other species in Oreasteridae

Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)

Culcita novaeguineae

Cushion Star

Beaded Starfish (Pentaceraster mammillatus)

Pentaceraster mammillatus

Beaded Starfish

Pincushion Cushionstar (Culcita schmideliana)

Culcita schmideliana

Pincushion Cushionstar

Grainy Cushion Star (Choriaster granulatus)

Choriaster granulatus

Grainy Cushion Star

Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus)

Oreaster reticulatus

Cushion Sea Star

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