VU — Vulnerable

Northern scarlet star

Pseudarchaster parelii

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

25

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Paxillosida

Family

Pseudarchasteridae

Genus

Pseudarchaster

Northern scarlet star belongs to the family Pseudarchasteridae, order Paxillosida, within the Asteroidea class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

MARINEMajor
06 — Range

Found in 25 Countries

AlgeriaBahamasCanadaCongo - KinshasaCubaFaroe IslandsFranceGhanaGuyanaIcelandIrelandJapanMexicoMontserratMoroccoNorwayPortugalRussiaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenTrinidad & TobagoUnited KingdomUnited StatesVenezuela
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Northern scarlet star (Pseudarchaster parelii). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/northern-scarlet-star

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