Echinoderms

Sea stars, urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars. Echinoderms have a unique radial body plan and are found from tide pools to abyssal plains.

62 species cataloged.

Species

• Acanthaster planci - Crown-of-thorns starfish
• Antedon bifida - Rosy feather star
• Antedon mediterranea - Mediterranean feather star
• Asterias rubens - Common starfish
• Astropecten polyacanthus - Polyacanthus Starfish
• Bohadschia argus - Leopard sea cucumber
• Choriaster granulatus - Granulated Starfish
• Cucumaria frondosa - Orange-footed sea cucumber
• Culcita novaeguineae - Cushion sea star
• Diadema antillarum - Long-spined sea urchin
• Diadema setosum - Long-spined black urchin
• Echinaster sepositus - Red sea star
• Echinothrix calamaris - Banded sea urchin
• Echinus esculentus - European edible sea urchin
• Fromia monilis - Necklace sea star
• Heterocentrotus mammillatus - Slate Pencil Urchin
• Himerometra robustipinna - Red feather star
• Holothuria forskali - Cotton-spinner
• Holothuria fuscogilva - White teatfish
• Linckia guildingi - Caribbean Spindle Starfish
• Linckia laevigata - Blue sea star
• Linckia multifora - Mottled sea star
• Lytechinus variegatus - Green Sea Urchin
• Ophiarachna incrassata - Giant Green Brittle Star
• Oreaster reticulatus - Red cushion sea star
• Oxycomanthus bennetti - Bennett's feather star
• Pearsonothuria graeffei - Giant Black Sea Cucumber
• Pisaster ochraceus - Ochre sea star
• Protoreaster nodosus - Chocolate chip sea star
• Sphaerechinus granularis - Violet sea urchin
• Thelenota ananas - Prickly redfish
• Toxopneustes pileolus - Flower urchin
• Tripneustes gratilla - Collector urchin
• Arbacia lixula - Black sea urchin
• Astropecten aranciacus - Red comb star
• Astropecten irregularis - Sand sea star
• Coscinasterias tenuispina - Blue spiny starfish
• Culcita schmideliana - Pincushion sea star
• Echinometra lucunter - Rock-boring urchin
• Echinometra viridis - Reef urchin
• Eucidaris tribuloides - Slate-pencil urchin
• Hacelia attenuata - Attenuated sea star
• Holothuria atra - Black sea cucumber
• Holothuria edulis - Pink sea cucumber
• Holothuria poli - Poli's sea cucumber
• Holothuria sanctori - Brown sea cucumber
• Holothuria tubulosa - Tubular sea cucumber
• Leptometra phalangium - Deep Med feather star
• Marthasterias glacialis - Spiny sea star
• Mithrodia clavigera - Club-like Starfish