Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Sea Stars

Common Name
sea stars
starfishes
starfish

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Asteroidea

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subclass0
Infraclass1
Superorder3
Order8
Suborder0
Infraorder0
Section0
Subsection0
Superfamily0
Family38
Subfamily2
Tribe0
Subtribe0
Genus348
Subgenus21
Species1835
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies239
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa24950

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumEchinodermata
SubphylumAsterozoa
ClassAsteroidea

Viewing: descendants of Asteroidea