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Forbes's Sea Star
Asterias forbesi
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Small-spine Sea StarEchinaster spinulosus
Conical Spined Sea StarEchinaster sentus
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatus
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Gray Sea StarLuidia clathrata
Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
Portly Spider CrabLibinia emarginata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,797 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,199 |
| Nova Scotia | 532 |
| South Carolina | 413 |
| Massachusetts | 408 |
| Quebec | 308 |
| Maine | 244 |
| New Brunswick | 133 |
| Prince Edward Island | 131 |
| New Jersey | 122 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Stars · Asteroidea |
| Order | Forcipulatidan Sea Stars · Forcipulatida |
| Family | Asteriid Sea Stars · Asteriidae |
| Genus | Asterias |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Forbes's Sea Star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.