Echinoderms of Orange County, California

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Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697

Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Giant Red Sea Urchin,
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
White Sea Urchin,
Lytechinus anamesus
Sand Dollar,
Dendraster excentricus
Warty Sea Cucumber,
Parastichopus parvimensis

B
rittle Star,
Amphiodia occidentalis

Banded Brittle Star,
Ophionereis annulata

Spiny Brittle Star,
Ophiopterus spiculata

Ochre Star,
Pisaster ochraceus

Bat Star,
Asterina miniata

Leather Star,
Dermasterias imbricata

Pink Sea Star,
Pisaster brevispinus

Comb Sand Star,
Astropecten armatus