Species Guide — Order

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Forcipulatida

Every species recorded at or below this order.
Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea

3 species documented

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Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Eleven-armed Sea Star

Coscinasterias muricata

A mottled brown and white sea star on a rock underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Endemic over it

Irregular Sea Star

Smilasterias irregularis

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Many-armed Seastar

Allostichaster polyplax

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Hermit crab in a shell underwater

A small hermit crab species this guy is under 10mm in size

A sea-slug on a rock underwater

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)<br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/baeolidia-macleayi

A small brown and white crab underwater

Three-Pronged Spider Crab Halicarcinus ovatus

This one is about 8mm in size <br><br> #tasmania #tasmaniaparks #marinebiology #discovertasmania #visitnorthtas #instatasmania #seetasmania #tomahawk #lutruwita #dorsettasmania #northeasttasmania #visitnortheasttasmania

Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach