''Pentaceraster'' is a genus of
sea stars 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 often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Selected species
List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:
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* '' Pentaceraster affinis'' (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
* '' Pentaceraster alveolatus'' (Perrier, 1875)
* '' Pentaceraster chinensis'' (J.E.Gray, 1840)
* '' Pentaceraster cumingi'' (J.E.Gray, 1840)
* '' Pentaceraster decipiens'' (Bell, 1884)
* '' Pentaceraster gracilis'' (Lütken, 1871)
* '']Pentaceraster horridus
''Pentaceraster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Selected species
List of species according to the World Register of Mari ...
'' (J.E.Gray, 1840)
* '' Pentaceraster magnificus'' (Goto
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, 1914)
* '' Pentaceraster mammillatus'' (Audouin, 1826)
* '' Pentaceraster multispinus'' (von Martens, 1866)
* '' Pentaceraster regulus'' (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
* '' Pentaceraster sibogae'' Döderlein, 1916
* '' Pentaceraster tuberculatus'' (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
* '' Pentaceraster westermanni'' (Lütken, 1871)
Image:Starfish - Pacific coast of Panama.jpg, '' Pentaceraster cumingi''
Image:Pentaceraster horridus.jpg, ''Pentaceraster horridus
''Pentaceraster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus are most often observed in warm coastal waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Selected species
List of species according to the World Register of Mari ...
''
Image:Pentaceraster sea star (Pentaceraster mammillatus) 2.jpg, '' Pentaceraster mammillatus''
Image:Starfish 01 (paulshaffner).jpg, ''Pentaceraster sp.''
Image:Starfish 02 (paulshaffner).jpg, ''Pentaceraster sp.''
Image:Starfish for sale.jpg, Dried ''Pentaceraster'' for sale in Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
References
Oreasteridae
Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
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