---
title: "Reticulated Sea Star"
description: "Henricia ornata — Other animals. Henricia ornata, the reticulated starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/reticulated-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Reticulated Sea Star

> Henricia ornata — Other animals. Henricia ornata, the reticulated starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae.

- Scientific name: *Henricia ornata*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 665
- Wikidata: [Q2947436](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2947436)
- iNaturalist taxon: [472369](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472369)

## Names

- en: Reticulated Sea Star

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (516), NA (3)

## Summary

Henricia ornata, the reticulated starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae. It is native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean on the coast of South Africa, the type locality being the Cape of Good Hope.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henricia_ornata

## Photo

![Reticulated Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reticulated-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jonathan Whitaker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30162171

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reticulated-sea-star?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).