---
title: "Gunn's six-armed star"
description: "Meridiastra gunnii — Inne zwierzęta. Meridiastra gunnii is an Australian species of sea star."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/gunn-s-six-armed-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gunn's six-armed star

> Meridiastra gunnii — Inne zwierzęta. Meridiastra gunnii is an Australian species of sea star.

- Scientific name: *Meridiastra gunnii*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1098
- Wikidata: [Q3199889](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3199889)
- iNaturalist taxon: [355875](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355875)

## Names

- en: Gunn's six-armed star

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1079)

## Summary

Meridiastra gunnii is an Australian species of sea star.
It has six arms and can be any colour.
Molecular evidence indicated that there were genetically divergent eastern and western forms of what is currently referred to as M. gunnii in southern Australia, and that a taxonomic revision was necessary. Further studies have shown that it can be conspecific with Patiriella brevispina.

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

## Photo

![Gunn's six-armed star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gunn-s-six-armed-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: julie burgher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301133923

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gunn-s-six-armed-star?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).