Oreasteridae
| Oreasteridae | |
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| Choriaster granulatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae Fisher, 1911 [1] |
| Genera | |
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The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.
Description and characteristics
[edit]This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas some species are very easy to identify, like the "pincushion seastars" (Culcita sp.), some other can be difficult to tell apart.[2]
Selected genera
[edit]- List source :[1]
- genus Acheronaster H.E.S. Clark, 1982 -- 1 species
- genus Anthaster Döderlein, 1915 -- 1 species
- genus Anthenea Gray, 1840 -- 22 species
- genus Astrosarkus Mah, 2003 -- 1 species
- genus Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 species[3]
- genus Choriaster Lutken, 1869 -- 1 species
- genus Culcita Agassiz, 1836 -- 3 species
- genus Goniodiscaster H.L. Clark, 1909 -- 14 species
- genus Gymnanthenea H.L. Clark, 1938 -- 2 species
- genus Halityle Fisher, 1913 -- 1 species
- genus Monachaster Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 species
- genus Nectriaster H.L. Clark, 1946 -- 1 species
- genus Nidorellia Gray, 1840 -- 1 species
- genus Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842 -- 2 species
- genus Pentaceraster Döderlein, 1916 -- 14 species
- genus Pentaster Döderlein, 1935 -- 2 species
- genus Poraster Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 species
- genus Protoreaster Döderlein, 1916 -- 3 species
- genus Pseudanthenea Döderlein, 1915 -- 1 species
- genus Pseudoreaster Verrill, 1899 -- 1 species
Astrosarkus idipi (dried, MNHN)
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References
[edit]- 1 2 C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Oreasteridae". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ↑ Mah, Christopher L. (24 January 2012). "How to tell apart the "knobby stars" Protoreaster from Pentaceraster". The Echinoblog.
- ↑ Probably just the juvenile form of Choriaster.
External links
[edit]- Mah, Christopher L. (24 January 2012). "How to tell apart the "knobby stars" Protoreaster from Pentaceraster". The Echinoblog..
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