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)
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(Gomophia egyptiaca)
Long-spined sea urchin
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Pin cushion sea star
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Red starfish
(Echinaster sepositus)
Red striped sea cucumber
(Thelenota rubralineata)
Slate pencil urchin
(Heterocentrotus mamillatus)
Stony sea urchin
(Paracentrotus lividus)
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