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'''''Parvulastra''''' is a genus of [[echinoderms]] belonging to the family [[Asterinidae]].<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Parvulastra O'Loughlin, 2004 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2272176 |website=GBIF |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>
'''''Parvulastra''''' is a genus of [[starfish]] belonging to the family [[Asterinidae]].<ref name=WoRMS/><ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Parvulastra O'Loughlin, 2004 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2272176 |website=GBIF |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref> The species of this genus are found in [[Southern Hemisphere]].<ref name="O'Loughlin and Waters 2004"/><ref name="GBIF" />


The genus shows an unusual reproductive mode within [[Asterinidae]]: ''[[Parvulastra parvivipara]]'' and ''[[Parvulastra vivipara]]'' are [[viviparous]]. Prior to their description as distinct species, they were considered variants of ''[[Parvulastra exigua]]'', which has free-living (but non-feeding) larvae.<ref name="Byrne 1996"/>
The species of this genus are found in [[Southern Hemisphere]].<ref name="GBIF" />

Species:<ref name="GBIF" />


==Species==
There are five species:<ref name=WoRMS/><ref name="GBIF" />
*''[[Parvulastra calcarata]]'' {{small|(Perrier, 1869)}}
*''[[Parvulastra calcarata]]'' {{small|(Perrier, 1869)}}
*''[[Parvulastra dyscrita]]'' {{small|(H.L.Clark, 1923)}}
*''[[Parvulastra dyscrita]]'' {{small|(H.L. Clark, 1923)}}
*''[[Parvulastra exigua]]'' {{small|(Lamarck, 1816)}}
*''[[Parvulastra exigua]]'' {{small|(Lamarck, 1816)}}
*''[[Parvulastra parvivipara]]'' {{small|(Keough & Dartnall, 1978)}}
*''[[Parvulastra parvivipara]]'' {{small|(Keough & Dartnall, 1978)}}
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<ref name="Byrne 1996">{{Cite journal | last = Byrne| first = M.| title = Viviparity and intragonadal cannibalism in the diminutive sea stars ''Patiriella vivipara'' and ''P. parvivipara'' (family Asterinidae)| journal = Marine Biology| year = 1996 | volume = 125| issue = 3| pages = 551–567 | doi = 10.1007/BF00353268| s2cid = 83110156}}</ref>

<ref name="O'Loughlin and Waters 2004">{{cite journal |last1=O'Loughlin |first1=P. Mark |last2=Waters |first2=Jonathan M. |title=A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) |journal=Memoirs of Museum Victoria |date=2004 |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=1–40 |doi=10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1}}</ref>

<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |title=''Parvulastra'' O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004 |year=2022 |id=382565 |db=Asteroidea |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
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Parvulastra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Parvulastra
O'Loughlin, 2004[1]

Parvulastra is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Asterinidae.[2][3] The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.[1][3]

The genus shows an unusual reproductive mode within Asterinidae: Parvulastra parvivipara and Parvulastra vivipara are viviparous. Prior to their description as distinct species, they were considered variants of Parvulastra exigua, which has free-living (but non-feeding) larvae.[4]

Species

There are five species:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Loughlin, P. Mark; Waters, Jonathan M. (2004). "A molecular and morphological revision of genera of Asterinidae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 61 (1): 1–40. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.1.
  2. ^ a b Mah CL, ed. (2022). "Parvulastra O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & Waters, 2004". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Parvulastra O'Loughlin, 2004". GBIF. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ Byrne, M. (1996). "Viviparity and intragonadal cannibalism in the diminutive sea stars Patiriella vivipara and P. parvivipara (family Asterinidae)". Marine Biology. 125 (3): 551–567. doi:10.1007/BF00353268. S2CID 83110156.