Asteriidae
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Asteriidae | |
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Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Forcipulatida |
Family: | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 [1] |
Type species | |
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Diversity | |
39 genera, See text. |
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):[1]
- Adelasterias Verrill, 1914
- Anasterias Perrier, 1875
- Aphanasterias Fisher, 1923
- Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923
- Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
- Astrometis Fisher, 1923
- Astrostole Fisher, 1923
- Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962
- Calasterias Hayashi, 1975
- Coronaster Perrier, 1885
- Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867
- Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914
- Diplasterias Perrier, 1891
- Distolasterias Perrier, 1896
- Evasterias Verrill, 1914
- Icasterias Fisher, 1923
- Kenrickaster A.M. Clark, 1962
- Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
- Lethasterias Fisher, 1923
- Lysasterias Fisher, 1908
- Marthasterias Jullien, 1878
- Meyenaster Verrill, 1913
- Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930
- Notasterias Koehler, 1911
- Orthasterias Verrill, 1914
- Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923
- Pycnopodia Stimpson, 1862
- Pisaster Müller and Troschel, 1840
- Plazaster Fisher, 1941
- Psalidaster Fisher, 1940
- Rathbunaster Fisher, 1906
- Saliasterias Koehler, 1920
- Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
- Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871
- Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
- Taranuiaster McKnight, 1973
- Tarsaster Sladen, 1889
- Tarsastrocles Fisher, 1923
- Uniophora Gray, 1840
- Urasterias Verrill, 1909
Marthasterias glacialis
References
- ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2012). "Asteriidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
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