Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Granulated Sea Star
Choriaster granulatus
Granulated Sea Star
Also known as: Big-Plated Sea Star, Doughboy Sea Star, Granular Sea Star
Category: Sea Stars
Scientific Name: Choriaster granulatus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Echinodermata (Phylum) Echinoderms
└Asterozoa (Subphylum) Sea Stars and Brittle Stars
 └Asteroidea (Class) Sea Stars
  └Valvatida (Order)
   └Oreasteridae (Family)
    └Choriaster (Genus)
     └C. granulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 213280🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122003🔗

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