---
title: "Rainbow Star"
description: "Orthasterias koehleri — Andere dieren. Orthasterias is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rainbow-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rainbow Star

> Orthasterias koehleri — Andere dieren. Orthasterias is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae.

- Scientific name: *Orthasterias koehleri*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1504
- Wikidata: [Q1934934](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934934)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47669](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47669)

## Names

- en: Rainbow Star

## Countries with the most observations

CA (775), US (659)

## Summary

Orthasterias is a genus of sea stars in the family Asteriidae. Orthasterias koehleri, the rainbow star or red-banded sea star, is the only species in the genus. It is found in the North Pacific Ocean.

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

## Photo

![Rainbow Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rainbow-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alex Pinch · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380426559

## Machine access

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