Oreasteridae

Family of starfishes

Oreasteridae
Choriaster granulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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


References

  1. ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Oreasteridae". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Mah, Christopher L. (24 January 2012). "How to tell apart the "knobby stars" Protoreaster from Pentaceraster". The Echinoblog.
  3. ^ Probably just the juvenile form of Choriaster.
  • Mah, Christopher L. (24 January 2012). "How to tell apart the "knobby stars" Protoreaster from Pentaceraster". The Echinoblog..
Taxon identifiers
Oreasteridae


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