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Oreaster reticulatus, commonly known as the red cushion sea star or the West Indian sea star, is a species of marine invertebrate, a starfish in the family Oreasteridae. It is found in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
A stalked crinoid (white) and a comatulid (red) in deep sea, showing the differences between these two sister groups. Most modern crinoids, i.e., the feather stars, are free-moving and lack a stem as adults. Examples of fossil crinoids that have been interpreted as free-swimming include Marsupites, Saccocoma and Uintacrinus. [23]
The red starfish is a medium-sized orange to red starfish which grows up to 15 cm (5.9 in) across. It has a dorsal surface resembling a tiled roof and its arms taper to rounded ends. Distribution
Fromia milleporella, common name red starfish or black spotted starfish, is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae. Description
Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. [1] It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean ( Portugal to Angola ) and the Mediterranean Sea . [ 1 ]
In 1921, H. L. Clark described a species of sea star, commonly known as Little red star, as Fromia elegans. [11] In 1938, Engel collected specimens he believed to be F. elegans . Hayashi studied Engel's collection and finding the specimens to be the same species as Fromia indica , considered the names to be synonymous.
Porania pulvillus, also called the red cushion star or red cushion starfish, is a species of sea star in the family Poraniidae. [1] [2] [3] ...
Comatulida is an order of crinoids.Members of this order are known as feather stars and mostly do not have a stalk as adults. The oral surface with the mouth is facing upwards and is surrounded by five, often divided rays with feathery pinnules.