Asteriidae
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| Asteriidae | |
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| Leptasterias hexactis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Superclass: | Asterozoa |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 |
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Numerous, see text. |
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Asteriidae is a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida.
[edit] Genera
Genera within the family Asteriidae include:
- Ampheraster Fisher, 1923
- Anteliaster Fisher, 1923
- Aphanasterias
- Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
- species, Asterias amurensis
- species, Asterias rubens
- Astrometis Fisher, 1923
- Coronaster Perrier, 1885
- Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867
- Evasterias Verrill, 1914
- Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
- species, Leptasterias aequalis
- species, Leptasterias hexactis
- Lethasterias Fisher, 1923
- Marthasterias
- Orthasterias Verrill, 1914
- Pedicellaster Sars, 1861
- Pisaster Müller and Troschel, 1840
- Pycnopodia Stimpson, 1862
- Rathbunaster Fisher, 1906
- Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
- Smilasterias
- Stenasterias
- Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871
- species, Stephanasterias albula
- Stichastrella
- Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
- Tarsaster Sladen, 1889
- Urasterias
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