Sea Stars

Description

Sea stars are familiar reef and rocky-bottom residents with star-shaped bodies and tube feet. Divers commonly see them tucked into crevices or slowly moving along the seafloor, sometimes in striking colors and patterns.

Orders

Forcipulatid sea stars (forcipulate sea stars)

Forcipulatida

Valvatid sea stars (valvate sea stars)

Valvatida

Velatid Sea Urchins

Velatida

Taxonomy