''Anthenea'' is a genus of

sea star Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...

s in the family

Oreasteridae The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea. Description and characteristics This family contains many species of regular starfishes with usually 5 arms around a stiff, convex and often brightly colored body. Whereas som ...

. Members of this genus are most commonly observed off the coasts of Australia and southeast Asia.

Selected species

* '' Anthenea acanthodes'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea aspera'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea australiae'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea conjugens'' Döderlein, 1935 * '' Anthenea crassa'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea crudelis'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea diazi'' Domantay, 1969 * '' Anthenea edmondi'' A.M.Clark, 1970 * '' Anthenea elegans'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea flavescens'' (J.E.Gray, 1840) * '' Anthenea godeffroyi'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea grayi'' Perrier, 1875 * '' Anthenea mertoni'' Koehler, 1910 * '' Anthenea mexicana'' A.H.Clark, 1916 * '' Anthenea obesa'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea pentagonula'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Anthenea polygnatha'' H.L.Clark, 1938 * '' Anthenea regalis'' Koehler, 1910 * '' Anthenea rudis'' Koehler, 1910 * '' Anthenea sibogae'' Döderlein, 1915 * '' Anthenea tuberculosa'' J.E.Gray, 1847 * '' Anthenea viguieri'' Döderlein, 1915 : List source :

References

Oreasteridae Taxa named by John Edward Gray Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub