Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Velvety Sea Star
Leiaster speciosus
Velvety Sea Star
Category: Sea Stars
Scientific Name: Leiaster speciosus
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Distribution: Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Asteroidea (Class)
  └Valvatida (Order)
   └Ophidiasteridae (Family)
    └Leiaster (Genus)
     └L. speciosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 370923🔗
iNaturalist ID: 348688🔗

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