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Asterina in life
In life — Small Starfishes, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) François Roche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by François Roche
BPBM 693Invertebrate Zoology

Asterina

Small Starfishes

As recorded: Asterina Nardo, 1834

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Asterinidae

Locality
Monterey
Island
California
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
10 Bishop specimens of Asterina · collected 1909–1977Species page ›

Asterina observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24,690 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Asterina observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Auckland 0630, New Zealand

(c) Neil Movold, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asterina observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

California, US

(c) liz lindqwister, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asterina observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

California, US

(c) liz lindqwister, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asterina observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

California, US

(c) liz lindqwister, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asterina observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Pacific Grove, CA, US

(c) rachlglovr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asterina observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Lower Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA, US

(c) mmorrison211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Asterina. BPBM 693. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35286352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/693.

Record sources