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Pentagonaster (starfish)

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Pentagonaster
Pentagonaster pulchellus
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Pentagonaster

Gray, 1840[1]

Pentagonaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Species list

Many species previously in the genus have been assigned to other genera in the subfamily, some also have been absorbed into the following species:

Image Scientific name Distribution
Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 Australia
Pentagonaster elegans Blake in Blake & Zinsmeister, 1988
Pentagonaster gibbosus Perrier, 1875 Australia
Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840 New Zealand
Pentagonaster stibarus H.L. Clark, 1914 Australia

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pentagonaster Gray, 1840".