Echinoderms of Panboola
This is a guide to echinoderms of Panboola based on records from the Atlas of Living Australia http://alcw.ala.org.au/bdrs-core/alcw/fieldguide/groups.htm?group=Echinoderms
Seastar
Plectaster decanus, the mosaic sea star, is a species of sea star found off the south coast of Australia. It is the only species in the genus Plectaster.
Seastar
Luidia australiae, the southern sand star, is a species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand.
Patiriella exigua
Parvulastra exigua, or the dwarf cushion star is a species of sea star. It can be found in temperate intertidal marine communities from geographically widespread sites around the southern hemisphere (including South Africa and Australia).
Patiriella gunnii
Patiriella gunnii is an Australian species of sea star.It has six arms and can be any colour. Molecular evidence indicated that there were genetically divergent eastern and western forms of what is currently referred to as P. gunnii in southern Australia, and that a taxonomic revision was necessary. Further studies have shown that it can be conspecific with Patiriella ...more ↓
Rock pod seastar
Parvulastra exigua, or the dwarf cushion star is a species of sea star. It can be found in temperate intertidal marine communities from geographically widespread sites around the southern hemisphere (including South Africa and Australia).
