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)
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