O’Loughlin, P. M. (2012) List of seastars (Asteroidea : Echinodermata) in Port Phillip. Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

This list is based on Museum Victoria collection records and knowledge of local experts. It includes all species in Port Phillip and nearby waters that are known to these sources.

Number of species listed: 33.

Species (Author) Higher Classification

Allostichaster palmula Benavides Serrato & O'Loughlin, 2007 Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Phylum Allostichaster polyplax (Muller & Troschel, 1844) Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Aquilonastra scobinata (Livingstone, 1933) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871 Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Astrostole scaber (Hutton, 1872) Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883) Astropectinidae : Paxillosida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867 Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Fromia polypora Clark, 1916 Ophidiasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Luidia australiae Doderlein, 1920 Luidiidae : Paxillosida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra atyphoida (Clark, 1916) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra calcar (Lamarck, 1816) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra fissura O'Loughlin, 2002 Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra gunnii (Gray, 1840) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra medius (O'Loughlin et al., 2003) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra nigranota O'Loughlin, 2002 Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra occidens (O'Loughlin et al., 2003) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Meridiastra oriens (O'Loughlin et al., 2003) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Nectria macrobrachia Clark, 1923 Oreasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Nectria multispina Clark, 1928 Oreasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Nectria ocellata Perrier, 1876 Oreasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Nectria pedicelligera Mortensen, 1925 Oreasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Paranepanthia grandis (Clark, 1928) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Parvulastra exigua (Lamarck, 1816) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 Goniasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Petricia vernicina (Lamarck, 1816) Asteropseidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Plectaster decanus (Muller & Troschel, 1843) Echinasteridae : Spinulosida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Pseudonepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934) Asterinidae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Smilasterias irregularis Clark, 1928 Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Smilasterias multipara O'Loughlin & O'Hara, 1990 Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata

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Tosia australis Gray, 1840 Goniasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Tosia magnifica (Muller & Troschel, 1842) Goniasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Tosia neossia Naughton & O'Hara, 2009 Goniasteridae : Valvatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata Uniophora granifera (Lamarck, 1816) Asteriidae : Forcipulatida : Asteroidea : Echinodermata

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