Sealife guideThe vermillion sea starMediaster aequalis
Last updated on 08/20/2024 at 08:58 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Vermillion sea star
- French name: Etoile de mer vermillon
- Scientific name: Mediaster aequalis (Stimpson, 1857)
- Family name: Goniasteridae
- Order name: Valvatida
- Class name: The starfish [Asteroidea]
Geographic range
The vermillion starfish is found in the cold waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. It is commonly encountered along the coast from Alaska in the north to British Columbia in the south.
Within the same family
Biscuit sea star
(Peltaster placenta)
Necklace sea star
(Fromia monilis)
Noduled sea star
(Fromia nodosa)
Discover also
Blue spiny starfish
(Coscinasterias tenuispina)
Cushion starfish
(Culcita novaeguineae)
Egyptian sea star
(Gomophia egyptiaca)
Graeffe's sea cucumber
(Pearsonothuria graeffei)
Hatpin sea urchin
(Centrostephanus longispinus)
Orange sea cucumber
(Cucumaria miniata)
Purple sea star
(Pisaster ochraceus)
Stony sea urchin
(Paracentrotus lividus)
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Banded guitarfish
(Zapteryx exasperata)
Big skate
(Raja binoculata)
Glassy tunicate
(Ascidia paratropa)
Heart crab
(Phyllolithodes papillosus)
Spiny pink scallop
(Chlamys hastata)
Vermillion sea star
(Mediaster aequalis)
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