[{"n": "Asteroidea", "u": "/e/starfish/asteroidea/", "s": "Echinoderm class with star-shaped body and hydraulic tube feet."}, {"n": "Starfish regeneration", "u": "/e/starfish/starfish-regeneration/", "s": "Starfish can regrow arms and, rarely, entire bodies from a limb."}, {"n": "Sea star wasting disease", "u": "/e/starfish/sea-star-wasting-disease/", "s": "A sporadic disease causing mass starfish mortality and ecosystem disruption."}, {"n": "Alloceramaster", "u": "/e/starfish/alloceramaster/", "s": "A genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae."}, {"n": "Aquilonastra", "u": "/e/starfish/aquilonastra/", "s": "A genus of small sea stars with over 20 species."}, {"n": "Asterias", "u": "/e/starfish/asterias/", "s": "A genus of five-armed sea stars native to cold Holarctic waters."}, {"n": "Astrometis", "u": "/e/starfish/astrometis/", "s": "Monotypic genus of colorful sea star with unique feeding method."}, {"n": "Astropecten", "u": "/e/starfish/astropecten/", "s": "A genus of sea stars requiring careful observation for species identification."}, {"n": "Choriaster", "u": "/e/starfish/choriaster/", "s": "A monotypic genus of large, pale pink sea star."}, {"n": "Culcita (echinoderm)", "u": "/e/starfish/culcita-echinoderm/", "s": "Plump, pillow-shaped sea stars of tropical Indo-Pacific reefs."}, {"n": "Echinaster", "u": "/e/starfish/echinaster/", "s": "A common, well-studied starfish genus with debated species count."}, {"n": "Henricia", "u": "/e/starfish/henricia/", "s": "Slender-armed sea stars that filter phytoplankton."}, {"n": "Leptasterias", "u": "/e/starfish/leptasterias/", "s": "A genus of six-armed starfish with cryptic species and brooding behavior."}, {"n": "Luidia", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia/", "s": "Genus of starfish with long arms, no anus, and larval cloning."}, {"n": "Marthasterias", "u": "/e/starfish/marthasterias/", "s": "A genus of two spiny starfish species in the family Asteriidae."}, {"n": "Meyenaster", "u": "/e/starfish/meyenaster/", "s": "Monotypic starfish genus with six arms, dominant in Chilean kelp forests."}, {"n": "Orthasterias", "u": "/e/starfish/orthasterias/", "s": "A large North Pacific sea star with sharp spines."}, {"n": "Pycnopodia", "u": "/e/starfish/pycnopodia/", "s": "A large, critically endangered sea star of the northeast Pacific."}, {"n": "Rathbunaster", "u": "/e/starfish/rathbunaster/", "s": "A deep-sea starfish with pincer-covered arms and detachable rays."}, {"n": "Sclerasterias", "u": "/e/starfish/sclerasterias/", "s": "A starfish genus with six-armed juveniles and five-armed adults."}, {"n": "Stylasterias", "u": "/e/starfish/stylasterias/", "s": "A monotypic genus of large, sticky starfish from the Pacific coast."}, {"n": "Paulasterias mcclaini", "u": "/e/starfish/paulasterias-mcclaini/", "s": "A six-armed pink starfish from deep-sea hydrothermal vents."}, {"n": "Paulasterias tyleri", "u": "/e/starfish/paulasterias-tyleri/", "s": "First starfish found at a hydrothermal vent community."}, {"n": "Xyloplax medusiformis", "u": "/e/starfish/xyloplax-medusiformis/", "s": "A sea daisy first described in 1986 from deep New Zealand waters."}, {"n": "Xyloplax turnerae", "u": "/e/starfish/xyloplax-turnerae/", "s": "A sea daisy living on deep-sea timber in the Bahamas."}, {"n": "Valvatida", "u": "/e/starfish/valvatida/", "s": "An order of starfish with conspicuous marginal ossicles and tube feet."}, {"n": "Asterodiscides truncatus", "u": "/e/starfish/asterodiscides-truncatus/", "s": "A five-armed starfish with bright tubercles and a commensal shrimp."}, {"n": "Asterodiscididae", "u": "/e/starfish/asterodiscididae/", "s": "Family of starfish with five short tapering arms and wide disc."}, {"n": "Alkaidia", "u": "/e/starfish/alkaidia/", "s": "Extinct Cretaceous sea stars from Texas and Morocco."}, {"n": "Cruciformaster", "u": "/e/starfish/cruciformaster/", "s": "Extinct oreasterid sea star from Early Miocene France."}, {"n": "Lacosteaster", "u": "/e/starfish/lacosteaster/", "s": "Extinct twelve-armed sea star from Miocene France."}, {"n": "Menerbesaster", "u": "/e/starfish/menerbesaster/", "s": "Extinct Miocene sea star from France, family Echinasteridae."}, {"n": "Brisingida", "u": "/e/starfish/brisingida/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish with long arms for suspension feeding."}, {"n": "Brisingidae", "u": "/e/starfish/brisingidae/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish with many arms, named after a Norse necklace."}, {"n": "Freyella elegans", "u": "/e/starfish/freyella-elegans/", "s": "A deep-sea starfish with twelve arms and a complex taxonomic history."}, {"n": "Freyellidae", "u": "/e/starfish/freyellidae/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish family with small disc and long arms."}, {"n": "Novodinia antillensis", "u": "/e/starfish/novodinia-antillensis/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish with claw-like pedicellariae and possibly non-functional eyespots."}, {"n": "Forcipulatida", "u": "/e/starfish/forcipulatida/", "s": "Order of sea stars with three families and 49 genera."}, {"n": "Zoroaster fulgens", "u": "/e/starfish/zoroaster-fulgens/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish with three morphotypes and cryptic speciation."}, {"n": "Zoroasteridae", "u": "/e/starfish/zoroasteridae/", "s": "One of three families of sea stars in order Forcipulatida."}, {"n": "Trophodiscus almus", "u": "/e/starfish/trophodiscus-almus/", "s": "A deep-water starfish that broods young on its upper surface."}, {"n": "Luidia ciliaris", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-ciliaris/", "s": "A seven-armed sea star that engulfs prey larger than its mouth."}, {"n": "Luidia clathrata", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-clathrata/", "s": "A tropical starfish with slender arms and regenerative ability."}, {"n": "Luidia foliolata", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-foliolata/", "s": "A fast-moving starfish of soft seabeds in the northeastern Pacific."}, {"n": "Luidia maculata", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-maculata/", "s": "A large, smooth starfish with eight arms, native to the Indo-Pacific."}, {"n": "Luidia magellanica", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-magellanica/", "s": "Large, aggressive predator of echinoderms in the southeastern Pacific."}, {"n": "Luidia magnifica", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-magnifica/", "s": "A large, fast-moving starfish with variable colors and up to 11 arms."}, {"n": "Luidia quinaria", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-quinaria/", "s": "A starfish with medicinal potential found in East Asian waters."}, {"n": "Luidia savignyi", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-savignyi/", "s": "A large, swift starfish that swallows its prey whole."}, {"n": "Luidia superba", "u": "/e/starfish/luidia-superba/", "s": "Probably the largest five-armed starfish in the world."}, {"n": "Echinasteridae", "u": "/e/starfish/echinasteridae/", "s": "A family of starfish with eight genera and about 133 species."}, {"n": "Henricia leviuscula", "u": "/e/starfish/henricia-leviuscula/", "s": "Pacific blood star: a small, smooth-rayed sea star of the Pacific coast."}, {"n": "Henricia lisa", "u": "/e/starfish/henricia-lisa/", "s": "Deep-water starfish with dual-egg spawning strategy."}, {"n": "Henricia oculata", "u": "/e/starfish/henricia-oculata/", "s": "A five-armed starfish native to northwestern Europe, first described in 1777."}, {"n": "Henricia pumila", "u": "/e/starfish/henricia-pumila/", "s": "A small brooding blood star of the eastern Pacific."}, {"n": "Henricia sanguinolenta", "u": "/e/starfish/henricia-sanguinolenta/", "s": "A colorful sea star that broods its eggs under its disk."}, {"n": "Acanthaster brevispinus", "u": "/e/starfish/acanthaster-brevispinus/", "s": "A short-spined crown-of-thorns starfish with a broad but patchy distribution."}, {"n": "Archaster typicus", "u": "/e/starfish/archaster-typicus/", "s": "A starfish that performs pseudocopulation and buries in sand."}, {"n": "Asterinidae", "u": "/e/starfish/asterinidae/", "s": "A family of small, cryptic sea stars with crescent-shaped plates."}, {"n": "Aquilonastra burtoni", "u": "/e/starfish/aquilonastra-burtoni/", "s": "A small sea star that colonized the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal."}, {"n": "Aquilonastra chantalae", "u": "/e/starfish/aquilonastra-chantalae/", "s": "A small, fissiparous starfish from the Mozambique Channel."}, {"n": "Aquilonastra conandae", "u": "/e/starfish/aquilonastra-conandae/", "s": "A small, fissiparous starfish from the Mascarene Islands."}, {"n": "Cryptasterina hystera", "u": "/e/starfish/cryptasterina-hystera/", "s": "A recently diverged, viviparous starfish from coastal Australia."}, {"n": "Cryptasterina pentagona", "u": "/e/starfish/cryptasterina-pentagona/", "s": "A pentagonal starfish that broadcasts eggs, diverging recently from a viviparous relative."}, {"n": "Meridiastra calcar", "u": "/e/starfish/meridiastra-calcar/", "s": "An Australian sea star with eight arms and variable coloration."}, {"n": "Nepanthia belcheri", "u": "/e/starfish/nepanthia-belcheri/", "s": "A starfish that reproduces by splitting in two."}, {"n": "Parvulastra parvivipara", "u": "/e/starfish/parvulastra-parvivipara/", "s": "The smallest known starfish, viviparous and endemic to South Australia."}, {"n": "Parvulastra vivipara", "u": "/e/starfish/parvulastra-vivipara/", "s": "One of six viviparous seastars, critically endangered in Tasmania."}, {"n": "Patiria chilensis", "u": "/e/starfish/patiria-chilensis/", "s": "A small, cushion-like starfish in the southeastern Pacific."}, {"n": "Patiria miniata", "u": "/e/starfish/patiria-miniata/", "s": "A Pacific sea star with webbed arms and a wide central disk."}, {"n": "Patiria pectinifera", "u": "/e/starfish/patiria-pectinifera/", "s": "A model organism in developmental biology from the northern Pacific."}, {"n": "Leather star", "u": "/e/starfish/leather-star/", "s": "A smooth, garlic-scented starfish of the North American west coast."}, {"n": "Goniasteridae", "u": "/e/starfish/goniasteridae/", "s": "Largest sea star family, mostly deep-dwelling with colorful shallow species."}, {"n": "Anthenoides cristatus", "u": "/e/starfish/anthenoides-cristatus/", "s": "Indo-Pacific sea star used in dried soup mixes."}, {"n": "Astroceramus astrikos", "u": "/e/starfish/astroceramus-astrikos/", "s": "A stout, pentagonal sea star from deep waters off New Caledonia."}, {"n": "Atheraster umbo", "u": "/e/starfish/atheraster-umbo/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish with stout body and abundant pedicellariae."}, {"n": "Calliaster aquamontis", "u": "/e/starfish/calliaster-aquamontis/", "s": "Sea star from New Caledonian seamounts with distinct spine patterns."}, {"n": "Calliaster hystrix", "u": "/e/starfish/calliaster-hystrix/", "s": "A spiny sea star from the Coral Sea and New Caledonia."}, {"n": "Calliaster kanak", "u": "/e/starfish/calliaster-kanak/", "s": "A sea star with irregular spines, found off New Caledonia and New Zealand."}, {"n": "Calliaster kyros", "u": "/e/starfish/calliaster-kyros/", "s": "A spiny sea star from deep waters off New Caledonia."}, {"n": "Calliaster nazaninae", "u": "/e/starfish/calliaster-nazaninae/", "s": "A sparsely armed sea star from deep waters off New Caledonia."}, {"n": "Ceramaster patagonicus", "u": "/e/starfish/ceramaster-patagonicus/", "s": "A deep-water starfish that repels predators with a toxic chemical."}, {"n": "Circeaster mandibulum", "u": "/e/starfish/circeaster-mandibulum/", "s": "Deep-sea starfish from New Caledonia with jaw-like pedicellariae."}, {"n": "Cladaster salebra", "u": "/e/starfish/cladaster-salebra/", "s": "A deep-sea starfish with six furrow spines and unique pedicellariae."}, {"n": "Iconaster longimanus", "u": "/e/starfish/iconaster-longimanus/", "s": "A starfish with mosaic-like marginal plates and long, slender arms."}, {"n": "Kanakaster longibrachium", "u": "/e/starfish/kanakaster-longibrachium/", "s": "A deep-sea starfish with elongate arms and distinctive marginal plates."}, {"n": "Mediaster aequalis", "u": "/e/starfish/mediaster-aequalis/", "s": "Vermilion sea star, type species of Mediaster, described in 1857."}, {"n": "Mediaster mollis", "u": "/e/starfish/mediaster-mollis/", "s": "A soft-bodied starfish from the western Indian Ocean."}, {"n": "Neoferdina akala", "u": "/e/starfish/neoferdina-akala/", "s": "Deepest known Neoferdina species, with distinct bald patches on marginal plates."}, {"n": "Neoferdina cumingi", "u": "/e/starfish/neoferdina-cumingi/", "s": "A cryptic Indo-Pacific starfish with variable color patterns."}, {"n": "Peltaster placenta", "u": "/e/starfish/peltaster-placenta/", "s": "A deep-sea goniasterid starfish with a wide Atlantic and Mediterranean range."}, {"n": "Mithrodia bradleyi", "u": "/e/starfish/mithrodia-bradleyi/", "s": "A five-armed sea star with banded red arms and prominent spines."}, {"n": "Thromidia catalai", "u": "/e/starfish/thromidia-catalai/", "s": "One of the largest and heaviest starfishes in the world."}, {"n": "Odontaster validus", "u": "/e/starfish/odontaster-validus/", "s": "Common Antarctic sea star, omnivorous scavenger, lives up to 100 years."}, {"n": "Ophidiaster granifer", "u": "/e/starfish/ophidiaster-granifer/", "s": "The only starfish known to reproduce exclusively by parthenogenesis."}, {"n": "Culcita novaeguineae", "u": "/e/starfish/culcita-novaeguineae/", "s": "A pentagonal pincushion-like starfish with variable color and a goniasterid juvenile phase."}, {"n": "Culcita schmideliana", "u": "/e/starfish/culcita-schmideliana/", "s": "A pentagonal cushion star with variable color and commensal animals."}, {"n": "Oreaster reticulatus", "u": "/e/starfish/oreaster-reticulatus/", "s": "Largest sea star in its range, found in the western Atlantic and Caribbean."}, {"n": "Pentaceraster cumingi", "u": "/e/starfish/pentaceraster-cumingi/", "s": "A tropical Pacific starfish known for its knobby appearance."}, {"n": "Protoreaster lincki", "u": "/e/starfish/protoreaster-lincki/", "s": "A red-knobbed starfish from the Indian Ocean with a grid-like pattern."}, {"n": "Protoreaster nodosus", "u": "/e/starfish/protoreaster-nodosus/", "s": "A chocolate-chip-cookie-like sea star with protective horns."}, {"n": "Euretaster insignis", "u": "/e/starfish/euretaster-insignis/", "s": "One of three tropical shallow-water species in order Velatida."}, {"n": "Pteraster militaris", "u": "/e/starfish/pteraster-militaris/", "s": "A starfish that broods young in a chamber under its skin."}, {"n": "Pteraster tesselatus", "u": "/e/starfish/pteraster-tesselatus/", "s": "Slime star emits toxic mucus to evade predators."}, {"n": "Common sunstar", "u": "/e/starfish/common-sunstar/", "s": "An omnivorous sea star found in northern oceans."}]