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

Tanzania

Other species in Oreasteridae

Culcita novaeguineae

Culcita novaeguineae

Cushion Star

Pentaceraster mammillatus

Pentaceraster mammillatus

Beaded Starfish

Culcita schmideliana

Culcita schmideliana

Pincushion Cushionstar

Choriaster granulatus

Choriaster granulatus

Grainy Cushion Star

Oreaster reticulatus

Oreaster reticulatus

Cushion Sea Star

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