''Phataria'' is a genus of
sea stars in 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 ...
from warmer parts of the East Pacific. ''P. unifascialis'' is relatively well-known and ranges from
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
to northwest
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, including offshore islands such as the
Galápagos. The
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
ian ''P. mionactis'' is not well-known.
[Ziesenhenne, F. C. (1942). ''New eastern Pacific sea stars.'' University of South California Press, Los Angeles, California.]
Species
Species in this genus:
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Phataria mionactis'' (Ziesenhenne, 1942)
*''
Phataria unifascialis
''Phataria unifascialis'' is a species of starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is sometimes known as the blue seastar or tan starfish, but both these names are also used for other species (e.g., blue seastar for ''Linckia laevigata''). It ...
'' (Gray, 1840)
References
Ophidiasteridae
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