Mediterranean Red Sea Star

Echinaster sepositus, the Mediterranean red sea star, is a species of starfish from the East Atlantic, including the Mediterranean Sea.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mediterranean Red Sea Star being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Hacelia attenuata
• Echinaster brasiliensis
• Echinaster luzonicus
• Fromia polypora
• Ophidiaster ophidianus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Spinulosida

Family

Echinasteridae

Genus

Echinaster

Species

Echinaster sepositus

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