Asterinidae
| Asterinidae | |
|---|---|
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| Anseropoda placenta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae Gray, 1840[1] |
| Genera | |
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25, see text. | |
The Asterinidae are a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida. It comprises about 21 genera and 116 species according to O'Loughlin & Waters (2004),[2] whereas the World Asteroidea Database states that it includes 25 genera.[1]
Genera
Genera included in the family according to the World Asteroidea Database:[1]
- Ailsastra O'Loughlin & Rowe, 2005
- Allopatiria Verrill, 1913
- Anseropoda Nardo, 1834
- Aquilonastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Asterina Nardo, 1834
- Asterinides Verrill, 1913
- Asterinopsis Verrill, 1913
- Callopatiria Verrill, 1913
- Cryptasterina Dartnall & al. 2003
- Disasterina Perrier, 1875
- Indianastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Kampylaster Koehler, 1920
- Manasterina H.L. Clark, 1938
- Meridiastra O'Loughlin, 2002
- Nepanthia Gray, 1840
- Paranepanthia Fisher, 1917
- Parvulastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Patiria Gray, 1840
- Patiriella Verrill, 1913
- Pseudasterina Aziz & Jangoux, 1985
- Pseudonepanthia A.H. Clark, 1916
- Pseudopatiria O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004
- Stegnaster Sladen, 1889
- Tegulaster Livingstone, 1933
- Tremaster Verrill, 1880
- Ctenaster L. Agassiz, 1836
- Desmopatiria Verrill, 1913
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Callopatiria granifera
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Patiria miniata
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mah, Christopher (2013). C. L. Mah, ed. "Asterinidae Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ O'Loughlin, P. M.; Waters, J. M. (2004). "A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61 (1): 1–40.