about 1,500 species of sea stars are there.
about 1,500 species of sea stars are there.
how many species of sea stars are there?
about 1,500
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starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class asteroidea. common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. about 1,500 species of starfish occur on the seabed in all the world's oceans, from the tropics to frigid polar waters. they are found from the intertidal zone down to abyssal depths, below the surface.
starfish
list of echinoderms of ireland









































there are 75 species of echinoderm (phylum echinodermata) recorded in ireland.









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order forcipulatida.









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order forcipulatida.:family asteriidae.









































bullet::::- "asterias rubens" (common sea star)









































bullet::::- "leptasterias muelleri" (northern sea star)









































bullet::::- "marthasterias glacialis" (spiny sea star)









































bullet::::- "stichastrella rosea"









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order paxillosida.









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order paxillosida.:family astropectinidae.









































bullet::::- "astropecten irregularis" (sand sea star)









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order paxillosida.:family luidiidae.









































bullet::::- "luidia ciliaris" (seven-armed sea star)









































bullet::::- "luidia sarsi"









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order spinulosida.









































section::::class asteroidea (sea stars).:order spinulosida.:family echinasteridae.
list of echinoderms of ireland