Genus

Orthasterias

Orthasterias koehleri. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Orthasterias is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae. Orthasterias koehleri, the rainbow star or red-banded sea star, is the only species in the genus. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Asteroidea (Sea stars)
        Superorder: Forcipulatacea (Forcipulatacean sea stars)
        Order: Forcipulatida (Forcipulatidan sea stars)
        Family: Asteriidae (Asteriid sea stars)
        Genus: Orthasterias
        Species: Orthasterias koehleri (Rainbow star)

Subtaxa

Species: Orthasterias koehleri (Rainbow star)

Genus

Orthasterias

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