''Metrodira'' is a
genus 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 Echinasteridae
The Echinasteridae are a family of starfish in the monotypic order Spinulosida. The family includes eight genera and about 133 species found on the seabed in various habitats around the world.
Taxonomy
Echinasteridae contains eight genera and ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised by the
World Register of Marine Species:
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*'' Metrodira dubia''
*'']Metrodira gracilenta
''Metrodira'' is a genus of starfish in the family Echinasteridae.
Species
The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:
*'' Metrodira dubia''
*'' Metrodira gracilenta'' Lovén
*'' Metrodira subtilis'' (Lutke ...
'' Lovén
*'' Metrodira subtilis'' (Lutken, 1871)
*''Metrodira subulata
''Metrodira subulata'' is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae. It is found on the seabed in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific region.
Description
''Metrodira subulata'' has long, slender tapering arms. The aboral (upper) surface h ...
'' Gray, 1840
References
Echinasteridae
Asteroidea genera
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