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) Echinoderms
└Asterozoa (Subphylum) Sea Stars and Brittle Stars
 └Ophiuroidea (Class) Brittle Stars
  └Euryophiurida (Superorder)
   └Euryalida (Order) Basket Stars
    └Gorgonocephalidae (Family)
     └Astrophyton (Genus)
      └A. muricatum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 243214🔗
iNaturalist ID: 128117🔗

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