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Poraniidae

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Poraniidae
Aboral and oral surfaces of Porania pulvillus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Poraniidae
Perrier, 1875[1]
Genera

11 genera (see text)

Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida.[1]

Characteristics

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Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates forming a distinct margin along the edge of both disc and arms. The aboral surface is covered with thick, naked skin, free from spines or pedicellariae but with scattered groups of papulae. There are no papulae or pedicellariae on the oral surface and the tube feet are always in two series.[2]

Genera

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This family includes the following genera according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mah, C. (2020). Mah CL (ed.). "Poraniidae Perrier, 1894". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Family Poraniidae". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Echinodermata. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2013-11-06.