Pentaster
Appearance
Pentaster | |
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Pentaster obtusatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Oreasteridae |
Genus: | Pentaster Döderlein, 1935 [1] |
Species | |
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Pentaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Pentaster hybridus Döderlein, 1936
- Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)
References
[edit]- ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Pentaster Döderlein, 1935". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Blunt Arm Sea Star - Encyclopedia of Life".