Echinoderms of Southern California
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Compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 |
Asteroidea (Sea Stars) |
Bat Star,
Asterina miniata |
Fragile Rainbow Star,
Astrometis sertulifera |
Comb Sand Star,
Astropecten armatus |
Leather Star,
Dermasterias imbricata |
Fragile star,
Linckia columbiae |
Pink Sea Star,
Pisaster brevispinus |
Giant Sea Star,
Pisaster giganteus |
Ochre Sea Star,
Pisaster ochraceus |
Juvenile Sea Star |
Brachiolaria larva of unidentified Sea Star |
Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars or Snake Stars) |
Brittle Star,
Amphiodia occidentalis |
Brittle Star,
Ophioderma panamensis |
Banded Brittle Star,
Ophionereis annulata |
Flat-spined Brittle Star,
Ophiopteris papillosa |
Spiny Brittle Star,
Ophiothrix spiculata |
Larva of unidentified Brittle Star |
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Echinoidea (Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars) |
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Sand Dollar,
Dendraster excentricus |
White Sea Urchin,
Lytechinus anamesus |
Giant Red Sea Urchin,
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus |
Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus |
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Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) |
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Scarlet Dwarf Sea Cucumber, Lissothuria nutriens |
Sea Sweet Potato,
Molpadia arenicola |
Warty Sea Cucumber,
Parastichopus parvimensis |
Sea Cucumber,
Pentamera chierchiae |
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