~ Classification
The kingdom is anamalia, phylum - Echinodermata, class - Asteroidea, order - Phanerozonia, family - Goniasteridae - Oreasteridae - Asteropseidae - Ophidiasteridae - Asterinidae - Asteriidae. As you see there are many types of seastars. Genus - Fromia, Species - Choriaster granulatus .
~ Habitat
The northern pacific seastar is commonly found in sublittoral to subtidal areas, but also occurs in water depths down to 200m. It is rarely found on reefs or in areas with high wave action, instead happily settling on either mud, sand or pebble substrates. …
