Taxonomy

Animalia

Echinodermata

Asteroidea

Forcipulatida

H. Heliaster cumingi

Red Sun Star

Cuming's Sun-star

The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific (California to Chile, including offshore islands), and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.

Heliasteridae. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliasteridae.