''Anasterias'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
in the
family
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Asteriidae
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
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a ...
.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
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* '' Anasterias antarctica'' (Lütken, 1857)
* '' Anasterias antipodium'' (Bell, 1882)
* '' Anasterias asterinoides'' Perrier, 1875
* '' Anasterias directa'' (Koehler, 1920)
* '' Anasterias laevigata'' (Hutton, 1879)
* '' Anasterias mawsoni'' (Koehler, 1920)
* '' Anasterias pedicellaris'' Koehler, 1923
* '' Anasterias perrieri'' (E. A. Smith, 1876)
* '' Anasterias rupicola'' (Verrill, 1876)
* '' Anasterias sphoerulata'' (Koehler, 1920)
* '' Anasterias spirabilis'' (Bell, 1881)
* '' Anasterias studeri'' Perrier, 1891
* '']Anasterias suteri
''Anasterias'' is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae
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
The World Register of M ...
'' (deLoriol, 1894)
* '' Anasterias varia'' (Philippi, 1870)
References
Asteriidae
Taxa named by Edmond Perrier
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