Oreaster reticulatus
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Oreaster reticulatus, commonly known as the red cushion sea star or the West Indian sea star, is a species of marine invertebrate, a starfish in the family Oreasteridae. It is found in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Oreaster reticulatus | |
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The red cushion sea star, Oreaster reticulatus, at San Salvador Island, Bahamas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Oreasteridae |
Genus: | Oreaster |
Species: | O. reticulatus |
Binomial name | |
Oreaster reticulatus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Asterias gigas Linnaeus, 1753 |