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Asteriidae
Leptasterias hexactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Eleutherozoa
Superclass:
Asterozoa
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Forcipulatida
Family:
Asteriidae

Gray, 1840 [1]
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

Pacific sea star, Asterias amurensis

The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2012). "Asteriidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
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