The Asteriidae are a diverse

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Asteroidea 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 ...

(sea stars) in the order

Forcipulatida The Forcipulatida are an order of sea stars, containing three families and 49 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of bio ...

. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists these

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within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families): * '' Adelasterias'' Verrill, 1914 * '' Anasterias''

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, 1875 * '' Aphanasterias''

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, 1923 * '' Aphelasterias'' Fisher, 1923 * ''

Asterias ''Asterias'' is a genus of the Asteriidae family of sea stars. It includes several of the best-known species of sea stars, including the (Atlantic) common starfish, ''Asterias rubens'', and the northern Pacific seastar, ''Asterias amurensis''. T ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

* '' Astrometis'' Fisher, 1923 * '' Astrostole'' Fisher, 1923 * '' Caimanaster'' A.M. Clark, 1962 * '' Calasterias''

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, 1975 * '' Coronaster'' Perrier, 1885 * ''

Coscinasterias ''Coscinasterias'' is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae. Species There are four recognized species: * '' Coscinasterias acutispina'' (Stimpson, 1862) * ''Coscinasterias calamaria'' (Gray, 1840) – Eleven-arm sea star * '' Coscinast ...

'' Verrill, 1867 * '' Cryptasterias'' Verrill, 1914 * '' Diplasterias'' Perrier, 1891 * '' Distolasterias'' Perrier, 1896 * '' Evasterias'' Verrill, 1914 * '' Icasterias'' Fisher, 1923 * '' Kenrickaster'' A.M. Clark, 1962 * ''

Leptasterias ''Leptasterias'' is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Members of this genus are characterised by having six arms although five-armed specimens sometimes occur. ''L. muelleri'' is the type species. The taxonomy of the genus is confus ...

'' Verrill, 1866 * '' Lethasterias'' Fisher, 1923 * '' Lysasterias'' Fisher, 1908 * '' Marthasterias''

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, 1878 * '' Meyenaster'' Verrill, 1913 * '' Neosmilaster'' Fisher, 1930 * '' Notasterias''

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, 1911 * '' Orthasterias'' Verrill, 1914 * '' Perissasterias'' H.L. Clark, 1923 * '' Pycnopodia'' Stimpson, 1862 * ''

Pisaster ''Pisaster'' (from Greek ', "pea", and ', "star"Cleveland P. Hickman et al., ''Integrated Principles of Zoology'' (St. Louis: Times Mirror / Mosby College Pub., 1984),p. 469) is a genus of Pacific sea stars that includes three species, ''P. b ...

'' Müller and Troschel, 1840 * '' Plazaster'' Fisher, 1941 * '' Psalidaster'' Fisher, 1940 * '' Rathbunaster'' Fisher, 1906 * '' Saliasterias'' Koehler, 1920 * ''

Sclerasterias ''Sclerasterias'' is a genus of starfish in the family (biology), family Asteriidae. Adult individuals have five arms but small, immature individuals have six. This led to the giving of a separate generic name to the juveniles, ''Hydrasterias' ...

'' Perrier, 1891 * '' Stephanasterias'' Verrill, 1871 * '' Stylasterias'' Verrill, 1914 * '' Taranuiaster'' McKnight, 1973 * '' Tarsaster'' Sladen, 1889 * '' Tarsastrocles'' Fisher, 1923 * '' Uniophora''

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, 1840 * '' Urasterias'' Verrill, 1909 海星（正面）.JPG, ''

Asterias amurensis ''Asterias amurensis'', also known as the Northern Pacific seastar and Japanese common starfish, is a seastar found in shallow seas and estuary, estuaries, native to the coasts of northern China, Korea, far eastern Russia, Japan, Alaska, the Aleu ...

'' Leptasterias hexactis.jpg, '' Leptasterias hexactis'' Marthasterias glacialis Linosa 066.jpg, '' Marthasterias glacialis'' Ochre sea star.jpg, ''

Pisaster ochraceus ''Pisaster ochraceus'', generally known as the purple sea star, ochre sea star, or ochre starfish, is a common seastar found among the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Identified as a keystone species, ''P. ochraceus'' is considered an important indi ...

'' Stichastrella rosea.jpg, '' Stichastrella rosea'' Uniophora nuda P1192620.JPG, '' Uniophora nuda''

References

Echinoderm families Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Asteroidea-stub