Protoreaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae from the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes seen in the marine aquarium trade.

Species

The following species are in the genus:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Protoreaster linckii (Blainville, 1830)Red-knobbed starfishIndian Ocean
Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)Chocolate chip sea starIndian Ocean and western Pacific ocean
Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875)Knobbly seastarNorth Western Australia

Bibliography

  • Ducarme, Frédéric (2022). . Frontiers of Biogeography. 14 (3). doi:.