''Pentaster'' 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 ...
. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star.
Taxonomy
List of species according to the
World Register of Marine Species
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* '']Pentaster hybridus
''Pentaster'' is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is also known as the Blunt Arm Sea Star.
Taxonomy
List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:
* ''Pentaster hybridus'' Döderlein, 1936
* ''Pentaster o ...
'' Döderlein, 1936
* '' Pentaster obtusatus'' (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)
References
Oreasteridae
Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
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