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Sea Stars

Asteroidea de Blainville 1830

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Asteroidea (Sea Stars) is a class of echinoderms. There are 2171 species of Sea Stars, in 403 genera and 40 families. They have sexual reproduction.

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Sea Star Habitats

The environments in which many sea stars species are known to live. Select an environment to see its sea stars species checklist.