Pentaceraster Explained

Pentaceraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Selected species

List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:

• Pentaceraster affinis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
• Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875)
• Pentaceraster chinensis (J.E.Gray, 1840)
• Pentaceraster cumingi (J.E.Gray, 1840)
• Pentaceraster decipiens (Bell, 1884)
• Pentaceraster gracilis (Lütken, 1871)
• Pentaceraster horridus (J.E.Gray, 1840)
• Pentaceraster magnificus (Goto, 1914)
• Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826)
• Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866)
• Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
• Pentaceraster sibogae Döderlein, 1916
• Pentaceraster tuberculatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
• Pentaceraster westermanni (Lütken, 1871)