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Long-armed Starfishes
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Long-armed Starfishes

Marthasterias

Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is monotypic and the only species in the genus is Marthasterias glacialis, commonly known as the spiny starfish. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Spiny Starfish

speciesMarthasterias glacialis

Spiny Starfish

speciesMarthasterias africana

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210120.