SEA STARS
Sea Urchins
Eight-armed Sea Star
(Luidia maculata)
Blue Sea Star
(Linckia laevigata)
Common Comet Star
(Linckia guildingi)
Common Comet Star
variant (Linckia guildingi)
Multicolor Sea Star
(Linckia multifora)
Sea Star
(Linckia sp.)
Comb Star
aka. Sand Sifting Starfish (Astropecten polyacanthus)
Brittle Star
(Ophiolepis sp.)
Indian Sea Star
(Fromia indica) (picture by Daniel van Dongen)
Indian Sea Star
variant (Fromia indica)
Necklace Starfish
aka. Tiled Starfish (Fromia monilis)
Spotted Sea Star
(Pentaceraster regulus)
Spotted Sea Star (juvenile)
(Pentaceraster regulus)
Granulated Sea Star
(Choriaster granulatus)
Cake Sea Star
(Anthenea aspera) (picture by Andy Jennings)
Cake Sea Star
variant (Anthenea aspera)
Cushion Star
aka. Pin Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae)
Cushion Star
aka. Pin Cushion Sea Star – variant (Culcita novaeguineae)
Spiny Cushion Star
(Culcita schmideliana)
Crown of Thorns
(Acanthaster planci)
Crown of Thorns
variant (Acanthaster planci)
Longspined Sea Urchin
aka. Black Diadema Urchin (Diadema setosum)
Double-spined Urchin
aka. Banded Sea Urchin – variant with black and banded spines (Echinotrix calamaris)
Double-spined Urchin
aka. Banded Sea Urchin – variant with white and banded spines (Echinotrix calamaris)
Double-spined Urchin
aka. Banded Sea Urchin – variant with dark and banded spines (Echinotrix calamaris)
Fire Urchin
(Astropyga radiata) (picture by Tetsuya Kogure)
Pencil Urchin
(Heterocentrotus mammillatus)
Flower Urchin
(Asthenosoma pileolus) or (Toxopneustes pileolus)
Jewel Urchin
(Mespilla globulus)
Poison Claw Sea Urchin
(Toxopneustes pileolus)
Sea Urchin
(to be identified)