Hippasteria phrygiana

Trojan Star, a reference photo
Photo: Ed Bowlby, NOAA/Olympic Coast NMS; NOAA/OAR/Office of Ocean Exploration. · Public domain

Hippasteria phrygiana, commonly known as the trojan star, is a sea star species, a member of the Goniasteridae family.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Trojan 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Valvatida
Family
Goniasteridae
Species
Hippasteria phrygiana

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