Anilao, Philippines Starfish (Asteroidea)

This page links to some of the starfish we observed during several trips to Anilao, Philippines. It is by no means a complete list, just the species we happened to photograph. Each thumbnail links to pages for that species. For questions or corrections, please contact uwkwaj@yahoo.com.

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Acanthaster solaris


Archaster? sp.

Asteropsis carnifera

Astropecten andersoni

Astropecten polyacanthus

Astropecten sp.

Choriaster granulatus

Choriaster granulatus
juvenile

Choriaster granulatus
juvenile

Choriaster granulatus
juvenile

Culcita novaeguineae

Echinaster callosus

Echinaster luzonicus

Echinaster luzonicus

Fromia heffernani

Fromia monilis

Fromia pacifica

Linckia cf guildingi

Linckia laevigata

Linckia? sp. 1

Linckia sp. 2

Luidia maculata

Luidia magnifica

Luidia savignyi

Mithrodia clavigera

Nardoa frianti

Nardoa tuberculata

Neoferdina insolita

Nepanthia? sp.

Pentaceraster sp. 1

Pentaceraster or Pentaster sp.

Pentaster obtusatus

Protoreaster nodosus

Protoreaster nodosus

Valvaster striatus

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