Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Giant Basketstar Star
Astrophyton muricatum
Giant Basketstar Star
Category: Basket Stars
Scientific Name: Astrophyton muricatum
Size: Arms 1 to 1.5 ft. (30 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 2-230 ft. (1-70 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Euryophiurida (Superorder)
   └Euryalida (Order)
    └Gorgonocephalidae (Family)
     └Astrophyton (Genus)

Echinoderms
Basket Stars

Giant Basketstar Star



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