Marine Invertebrates
Sea Stars, Sea Urchins & allies (Echinodermata)

Sea Star, Sea Urchin or Ally (Echinodermata) species

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24 species

Allostichaster polyplax (Many-armed seastar)

Asterodiscides truncatus (Asterodiscides truncatus)

Asterodiscides truncatus

photo ..NSW Parks

Asterodiscides truncatus

image Ken Bean
Asterodiscides truncatus
Asterodiscides truncatus

Astropecten vappa (A sea star)

Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa
Astropecten vappa

Centrostephanus rodgersii (Black Sea Urchin)

Centrostephanus rodgersii

ALA

Centrostephanus rodgersii

IMage Liz Allen
Centrostephanus rodgersii
Centrostephanus rodgersii

Chiridota gigas (Sea Cucumber)

Chiridota gigas

IMAGE Liz Allen

Chiridota gigas

Image Liz Allen
Chiridota gigas
Chiridota gigas

Clarkcoma pulchra (Clarkcoma pulchra)

Clarkcoma pulchra

image Denis Riek

Clarkcoma pulchra

Coscinasterias muricata (Eleven-armed Seastar)

Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata
Coscinasterias muricata

Echinocardium cordatum (Heart Urchin)

Echinocardium cordatum

image Jenny Edwards

Echinocardium cordatum

image Jenny Edwards
Echinocardium cordatum

image Liz A
Echinocardium cordatum
Echinocardium cordatum
Echinocardium cordatum

Echinometra mathaei (Echinometra mathaei)

Echinometra mathaei
Echinometra mathaei

Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Sea Urchin)

Heliocidaris erythrogramma

ALA Julian Finn

Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Heliocidaris erythrogramma

Heliocidaris tuberculata (Heliocidaris tuberculata)

Heliocidaris tuberculata
Heliocidaris tuberculata
Heliocidaris tuberculata
Heliocidaris tuberculata
Heliocidaris tuberculata
Heliocidaris tuberculata

Holopneustes purpurascens (Sea Urchin)

Holopneustes purpurascens
Holopneustes purpurascens

Meridiastra calcar (Eight arm Seastar)

Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar
Meridiastra calcar

Nectria ocellata (Mosaic Seastar)

Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata
Nectria ocellata

Ophiarachnella ramsayi (Brittle Star)

Ophiarachnella ramsayi

Image Jenny Edwards

Ophiarachnella ramsayi
Ophiarachnella ramsayi
Ophiarachnella ramsayi
Ophiarachnella ramsayi
Ophiarachnella ramsayi

Ophionereis schayeri (Banded Brittle Star)

Ophionereis schayeri

image Jenny Edwards

Ophionereis schayeri

image Liz A
Ophionereis schayeri

Image Liz A
Ophionereis schayeri
Ophionereis schayeri
Ophionereis schayeri

Ophiothrix (Placophiothrix) spongicola (Ophiothrix (Placophiothrix) spongicola)

Parvulastra exigua (Rock pool seastar)

Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua
Parvulastra exigua

Pentagonaster dubeni (Pentagonaster dubeni)

Petricia vernicina (Velvet Seastar)

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