Stichasteridae
Appearance
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Stichasteridae | |
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Stichaster australis, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Forcipulatida |
Family: | Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885 |
Genera | |
9 genera, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923 |
The Stichasteridae are a small family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Genera were formerly unassigned, or in the family Asteriidae.
Genera
[edit]The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Stichasteridae:[1]
- Allostichaster Verrill, 1914
- Cosmasterias Sladden, 1889
- Granaster Perrier, 1894
- Neomorphaster Sladden, 1889
- Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930
- Pseudechinaster H.E.S. Clark, 1962
- Smilasterias Sladden, 1889
- Stichaster Muller & Troschel, 1840
- Stichastrella Verrill, 1914
- Uniophora Gray, 1840
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Stichasteridae on Sealife Collection