Echinoderms of Southern California (Click on images or names to open) Compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) |
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| Asteroidea (Sea Stars) | ||||
 Bat Star, Asterina miniata |
 Comb Sand Star, Astropecten armatus |
 Leather Star, Dermasterias imbricata |
 Fragile star, Linckia columbiae |
 Pink Sea Star, Pisaster brevispinus |
 Ochre Star, Pisaster ochraceus |
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| Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars or Snake Stars) | ||||
 Brittle Star, Amphiodia occidentalis |
 Banded Brittle Star, Ophionereis annulata |
 Spiny Brittle Star, Ophiopteris spiculata |
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| Echinoidea (Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars) | Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) | |||
 Sand Dollar, Dendraster excentricus |
 White Sea Urchin, Lytechinus anamesus |
 Giant Red Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus |
 Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus |
 Warty Sea Cucumber, Parastichopus parvimensis |