Global InformationEuretaster insignis information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Velatida |
| Family: | Pterasteridae |
| Genus: | Euretaster |
| Species: | E. insignis
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| Euretaster insignis (Sladen, 1882)[1]
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Euretaster insignis, commonly known as the striking sea star,[3] is a species of starfish in the family Pterasteridae found in the central west Pacific Ocean. It is one of only three species in the order Velatida to be found in shallow water in the tropics. The young are brooded in a cavity underneath a "supradorsal" membrane.
- ^ Sladen, W. Percy (1882). "The Asteroidea of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition—Part. I". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 16 (91): 189–246, 200. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1882.tb02281.x. BHL page 31982441.
- ^ Mah, Christopher (2018). Mah CL (ed.). "Retaster insignis Sladen, 1882". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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