Large Spiny Star

Meyenaster gelatinosus

Classification

Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae

Meyenaster is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Meyenaster gelatinosus which was first described by the Prussian botanist and zoologist Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen in 1834. It is found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean on the coasts of South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 594

Sources and credits

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Large Spiny Star

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