Scientific name for a starfish

Answer 1

Remember that taxonomic classification has eight main levels:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Species

All starfish belong to the domain Eukarya, the kingdom Animalia, the phylum Echionodermata, and the class Asteroidea. After this they diverge into different orders, families, and species. There are around 2000 species of starfish overall, each with a different two-part scientific name.

Answer 2

There are many families and genera of "starfish" including the families Oreasteridae and Asteriidae, and the genera Asterias, Protoreaster and Culcita within the overall class Asteroidea.

These include the common sea stars Asterias Forbesii(Forbes sea star) and Asterias rubens.

Answer 3

the scientific name for a starfish is ' Asterias Forbesii ' :) xxxx

Answer 4

The scientific name for a starfish is Asterias rubens.

Answer 5

There are more than 2000 species of starfish, thus there is not one single scientific name for starfish.

However, all starfish are grouped into the echinoderm class called Asteroidea.

Answer 6

The Scientific name of star fish is'Asteria rubens'

Answer 7

There are many different types of star fish. The common star is called Asterias forbesii http://members.aol.com/Dropnet/Starfish.html

Answer 8

It is called keekke startfish.

Answer 9

It is called Asterozoa.

Answer 10

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