Astropecten polyacanthus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Paxillosida
- Family
- Astropectinidae
- Genus
- Astropecten
- Species
- Astropecten polyacanthus
- Scientific Name
- Astropecten polyacanthus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Astropecten polyacanthus
Astropecten polyacanthus, the sand sifting starfish or comb sea star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. It is the most widespread species in the genus Astropecten, found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The armspread is up to 20 cm (8 in). The specific epithet "polyacanthus" comes from the Latin meaning "many thorned".
...Astropecten polyacanthus in languages:
- Chinese
- 多棘槭海星
- Czech
- hvězdice mnohotrnná
- English
- Comb Sea Star
- English
- Sand Sifting Sea Star
- English
- Brown-spotted Sand Star
- English
- Indo-Pacific Comb Star
- English
- Indo-pacific Comb Starfish
- French
- Étoile piquante
- Japanese
- トゲモミジガイ
- Māori
- Pekapeka
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Astropecten acanthifer
- Astropecten acutiradiatus
- Astropecten africanus
- Astropecten alatus
- Astropecten alligator
- Astropecten americanus
- Astropecten anacanthus
- Astropecten andersoni
- Astropecten antillensis
- Astropecten aranciacus
- Astropecten armatus
- Astropecten articulatus
- Astropecten bandanus
- Astropecten bengalensis
- Astropecten benthophilus
- Astropecten bispinosus
- Astropecten brasiliensis
- Astropecten brevispinus
- Astropecten carcharicus
- Astropecten caribemexicanensis
- Astropecten celebensis
- Astropecten cingulatus
- Astropecten debilis
- Astropecten dubiosus
- Astropecten duplicatus
- Astropecten eremicus
- Astropecten eucnemis
- Astropecten euryacanthus
- Astropecten exiguus
- Astropecten exilis
- Astropecten fasciatus
- Astropecten formosus
- Astropecten fragilis
- Astropecten gisselbrechti
- Astropecten granulatus
- Astropecten griegi
- Astropecten gruveli
- Astropecten hawaiiensis
- Astropecten hemprichi
- Astropecten hermatophilus
- Astropecten huepferi
- Astropecten ibericus
- Astropecten imbellis
- Astropecten indicus
- Astropecten inutilis
- Astropecten irregularis
- Astropecten jarli
- Astropecten javanicus
- Astropecten jonstoni
- Astropecten kagoshimensis
- Astropecten latespinosus
- Astropecten leptus
- Astropecten liberiensis
- Astropecten longibrachius
- Astropecten luzonicus
- Astropecten malayanus
- Astropecten mamillatus
- Astropecten marginatus
- Astropecten mauritianus
- Astropecten mcedwardi
- Astropecten michaelseni
- Astropecten minadensis
- Astropecten monacanthus
- Astropecten novaeguineae
- Astropecten orientalis
- Astropecten ornatissimus
- Astropecten orsinii
- Astropecten pedicellaris
- Astropecten petalodea
- Astropecten platyacanthus
- Astropecten polyacanthus
- Astropecten preissi
- Astropecten productus
- Astropecten progressor
- Astropecten pugnax
- Astropecten pulcherrimus
- Astropecten pusillulus
- Astropecten pusillus
- Astropecten regalis
- Astropecten sanctaehelenae
- Astropecten sarasinorum
- Astropecten scoparius
- Astropecten siderialis
- Astropecten sinicus
- Astropecten spiniphorus
- Astropecten spinulosus
- Astropecten sulcatus
- Astropecten sumbawanus
- Astropecten tamilicus
- Astropecten tasmanicus
- Astropecten tenellus
- Astropecten tenuis
- Astropecten timorensis
- Astropecten triacanthus
- Astropecten triseriatus
- Astropecten umbrinus
- Astropecten validispinosus
- Astropecten vappa
- Astropecten variegatus
- Astropecten velitaris
- Astropecten verrilli