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  5. Forcipulatacean Sea Stars
  6. Forcipulatidan Sea Stars

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Forcipulatidan Sea Stars

Forcipulatida

Includes
17 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

The Forcipulatida are an order of sea stars, containing three families and 49 genera.

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  • Asteriid Sea Stars 17 native
  • Pedicellasteridae
  • Heliasterid Sun Stars
  • Stichasteridae

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native forcipulatidan sea stars All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Ochre Sea Star Pisaster ochraceus 84,024 observations
  • Sunflower Sea Star Pycnopodia helianthoides 4,991 observations
  • Forbes's Sea Star Asterias forbesi 2,697 observations
  • Giant Pink Sea Star Pisaster brevispinus 2,587 observations
  • Giant Sea Star Pisaster giganteus 1,745 observations
  • Rainbow Star Orthasterias koehleri 1,494 observations
  • Fragile Rainbow Star Astrometis sertulifera 231 observations

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