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Solasteridae
The Solasteridae are a family of sea stars. Genera The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: * '' Crossaster'' Müller and Troschel, 1840 * '' Heterozonias'' Fisher, 1910 * '' Laetmaster'' Fisher, 1908 * '' Lophaster'' Verrill, 1878 * '' Paralophaster'' Fisher, 1940 * '' Rhipidaster'' Sladen, 1889 * '' Seriaster'' Jangoux, 1984 * ''Solaster'' Forbes, 1839 * '' Xenorias'' Fisher, 1913 Image:Søsol.jpg, '' Crossaster papposus'' Image:Dawsons Sun Star001.jpg, ''Solaster dawsoni'' Image:Purple sun stars, Boston Aquarium.jpg, '' Solaster endeca'' Image:Solaster stimpsoni 001.jpg, ''Solaster stimpsoni ''Solaster stimpsoni'', common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. Description ''Solaster stimpsoni'' is a large species, growing up to 5 ...'' Image:Laetmaster spectabilis.jpg, '' Laetmaster spectabilis'' References Echinoderm families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solasteridae
The Solasteridae are a family of sea stars. Genera The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: * '' Crossaster'' Müller and Troschel, 1840 * '' Heterozonias'' Fisher, 1910 * '' Laetmaster'' Fisher, 1908 * '' Lophaster'' Verrill, 1878 * '' Paralophaster'' Fisher, 1940 * '' Rhipidaster'' Sladen, 1889 * '' Seriaster'' Jangoux, 1984 * ''Solaster'' Forbes, 1839 * '' Xenorias'' Fisher, 1913 Image:Søsol.jpg, '' Crossaster papposus'' Image:Dawsons Sun Star001.jpg, ''Solaster dawsoni'' Image:Purple sun stars, Boston Aquarium.jpg, '' Solaster endeca'' Image:Solaster stimpsoni 001.jpg, ''Solaster stimpsoni ''Solaster stimpsoni'', common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. Description ''Solaster stimpsoni'' is a large species, growing up to 5 ...'' Image:Laetmaster spectabilis.jpg, '' Laetmaster spectabilis'' References Echinoderm families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfish
Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish are also known as asteroids due to being in the class Asteroidea. About 1,900 species of starfish live on the seabed in all the world's oceans, from warm, tropical zones to frigid, polar regions. They are found from the intertidal zone down to abyssal depths, at below the surface. Starfish are marine invertebrates. They typically have a central disc and usually five arms, though some species have a larger number of arms. The aboral or upper surface may be smooth, granular or spiny, and is covered with overlapping plates. Many species are brightly coloured in various shades of red or orange, while others are blue, grey or brown. Starfish have tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the centre of the oral or lower surface. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossaster
''Crossaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: * ''Crossaster borealis ''Crossaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: * ''Crossaster borealis'' Fisher, 1906 * ''Crossaster campbellicus'' McKnight, 1973 * ''Crossast ...'' Fisher, 1906 * '' Crossaster campbellicus'' McKnight, 1973 * '' Crossaster diamesus'' (Djakonov, 1932) * '' Crossaster helianthus'' Verrill, 1894 * '' Crossaster japonicus'' (Fisher, 1911) * '' Crossaster multispinus'' H.L. Clark, 1916 * '' Crossaster papposus'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) * '' Crossaster penicillatus'' Sladen, 1889 * '' Crossaster scotophilus'' (Fisher, 1913) * '' Crossaster squamatus'' ( Döderlein, 1900) References Solasteridae Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossaster Papposus
The common sunstar is a species of sea star (aka starfish) belonging to the family Solasteridae. It is found in the northern parts of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Distribution The common sunstar is distributed from the Arctic down to the English Channel, in the North Sea, also on both East (from the Arctic to the Gulf of Maine) and Pacific coasts (from Alaska to Puget Sound) of North America. It is also circumboreal, found in Greenland, Iceland, the Barents Sea, Kola Bay, Okhotsk Sea and the White Sea. Habitat The common sunstar is commonly found on rocky bottoms, coarse sand and gravel in the bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral zone (from low-tide line up to depths of 300 m). It seems to prefer areas of high water movement. Very small sunstars are sometimes found in rock pools. Description It is reddish on top with concentric bands of white, pink, yellow, or dark red, and it is white on the underside. It is covered on top with brushlike spines, with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophaster
''Lophaster'' is a genus of starfish within the family Solasteridae The Solasteridae are a family of sea stars. Genera The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: * '' Crossaster'' Müller and Troschel, 1840 * '' Heterozonias'' Fisher, 1910 * '' Laetmaster'' Fisher, 1908 * '' Lophas .... Species * '' Lophaster asiaticus'' * '' Lophaster cactorum'' * '' Lophaster densus'' * '' Lophaster furcifer'' * '' Lophaster furcilliger'' * '' Lophaster gaini'' * '' Lophaster quadrispinus'' * '' Lophaster stellans'' * '' Lophaster suluensis'' * '' Lophaster tenuis'' * '' Lophaster verrilli'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3276926 Solasteridae Asteroidea genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solaster Endeca
The purple sunstar, northern sunstar, or smooth sun star, ''Solaster endeca'', is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. Description ''Solaster endeca'' can grow to about across, but a more normal adult size is half that. It is a robust species with 9 or 10 arms (occasionally any number from seven to 13) set around a large disc. The aboral (upper) surface is formed of calcareous plates densely covered with paxillae, peg-like projections covered in tiny spinelets. No pedicellariae are present, but groups of two to three gills are found between the plates. On the oral (under) surface, the row of plates on either side of the ambulacral groove bear two or three spines and several rows of shorter spines, with two rows of tube feet. ''S. endeca'' ranges in colour from greyish-cream to pinkish-purple. The arms are often turned up at the tips, showing the pale oral surface. It can be confused with '' Crossaster papposus '', the only British species with a similar number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solaster Dawsoni
''Solaster dawsoni'', the morning sun star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. It is found on either side of the northern Pacific Ocean. It has two subspecies: *''S. d. arcticus'' Verrill, 1914 *''S. d. dawsoni'' Verrill, 1880 Description The morning sun star has a wide disc and 8 to 13 (usually 11 or 12) long, tapering arms, often with turned-up tips. The upper or aboral surface is smooth, and its colour is usually red, orange, grey, or pale brown, sometimes with paler patches. It grows to a width of about . Image:Solaster dawsoni moribund.jpg Image:Dawsons Sun Star001.jpg, Eating. Distribution The morning sun star occurs in the northern Pacific Ocean at depths to about . Its range extends from Japan, China, and Siberia to the coasts of North America as far south as California. It is often found in rocky habitats, but can also inhabit other types of seabed. Behaviour The morning sun star is a predator, feeding mostly on other starfish. It is feared by ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solaster
''Solaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...: References Asteroidea genera Taxa named by Edward Forbes {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solaster Stimpsoni
''Solaster stimpsoni'', common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. Description ''Solaster stimpsoni'' is a large species, growing up to 50 cm in diameter. It can have 8 to 12 arms, but usually has 10. The aboral surface has a distinctive reddish orange colour and is covered with thick paxillae. The arms are long, slender, and tapering, each with a dark, purplish-grey contrasting stripe, running from the centre of the body to the tip. They contain no pedicellariae. The underside of the arms have two rows of tube feet. Distribution This species is found in the seas of Japan, and along the western coast of the United States, from central California, to as far north as Alaska. Habitat ''Solaster stimpsoni'' usually lives on rocky surfaces in the subtidal, and occasionally the low inter-tidal zones, at depths from 0 to 610 meters. Diet This starfish feeds on various smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
