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
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
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
Sand Dollar, Dendraster excentricus
White Sea Urchin, Lytechinus anamesus
Giant Red Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Scarlet Dwarf Sea Cucumber, Lissothuria nutriens
Sea Sweet Potato,
Molpadia arenicola
Warty Sea Cucumber, Parastichopus parvimensis
Sea Cucumber,
Pentamera chierchiae