''Hacelia'' is a genus of
echinoderms belonging to the family
Ophidiasteridae
The Ophidiasteridae (Greek ''ophidia'', Οφιδια, "of snakes", diminutive form) are a family of sea stars with about 30 genera. Occurring both in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacif ...
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Hacelia attenuata''
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Hacelia bozanici''
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Hacelia capensis''
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Hacelia inarmata''
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Hacelia raaraa''
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Hacelia superba''
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Hacelia tuberculata''
References
Ophidiasteridae
Asteroidea genera
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