Skip to Content

Starfish (Asterias forbesi)


Starfish oral view showing tube feet and ambulacral grooves on each arm.
Download
Internal view of starfish showing stomachs, gonads, and digestive glands.
Download
Dissected starfish arm showing gonad, digestive gland, and tube feet structures.
Download
Starfish shown from the aboral side with five arms extended.
Download
Cross section of a starfish arm showing internal structures.
Download
Close-up view of starfish tube feet and surrounding spines.
Download
← Previous Item Next Item →

Title

Starfish (Asterias forbesi)

Subject

Echinodermata -- Physiology
Starfishes
Asterias forbesi
Dissection

Description

Six photo of a starfish in various stages of dissection.

Source

State University of New York at Buffalo. Department of Biological Sciences

Publisher

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

Date

2005-01-06

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

Starfish02N
Starfish35N
Starfish29N
Starfish01N
Starfish82N
Starfish05N

Is Part Of

Evolutionary Biology Digital Dissection Collections. BIO-001

Citation

“Starfish (Asterias forbesi),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 31, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/4198.