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5/31/2004

 

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This page contains a small selection of the sea stars that may be found off of the California coast.  At the time this is not a fully comprehensive page, but as our list of contributors grows it is our hope the number of species found within these pages will also grow.  As always thank you for browsing our pages, we hope you will check back often.

~Matt


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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PACIFIC COMET SEA STAR

 

 Common Name:  Pacific Comet Sea Star

 Genus and Species:   Linckia columbiae

 

 Division:  Echinodermata

 

 Class: Asteroidea

 

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SPINY BRITTLE STAR

 

 Common Name:  Spiney Brittle Star

 Genus and Species:   Ophiothrix spiculata

 Division:  Echinodermata

 

 Class: Asteroidea

 

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BRITTLE STAR 

 Common Name:  Brittle Star

 Genus and Species:   Ophiopsilla californica

 

 Division:  Echinodermata

 

 Class: Asteroidea

 

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OCHRE STAR 

 Common Name:  Ochre Star

 Genus and Species:   Pisaster ochraceus

 

 Division:  Echinodermata

 

 Class: Asteroidea

 

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BAT STAR 

 Common Name:  Bat Star

 Genus and Species:   Patiria miniata

 

 Division:  Echinodermata

 

 Class: Asteroidea

 

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