Oreasteridae
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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 some species are very easy to identify, like the "pincushion seastars" (Culcita sp.), some other can be difficult to tell apart.
Selected genera
List source :
- genus Acheronaster H.E.S. Clark, 1982 -- 1 species
- genus Anthaster Döderlein, 1915 -- 1 species
- genus Anthenea Gray, 1840 -- 22 species
- genus Astrosarkus Mah, 2003 -- 1 species
- genus Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 species
- genus Choriaster Lutken, 1869 -- 1 species
- genus Culcita Agassiz, 1836 -- 3 species
- genus Goniodiscaster H.L. Clark, 1909 -- 14 species
- genus Gymnanthenea H.L. Clark, 1938 -- 2 species
- genus Halityle Fisher, 1913 -- 1 species
- genus Monachaster Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 species
- genus Nectriaster H.L. Clark, 1946 -- 1 species
- genus Nidorellia Gray, 1840 -- 1 species
- genus Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842 -- 2 species
- genus Pentaceraster Döderlein, 1916 -- 14 species
- genus Pentaster Döderlein, 1935 -- 2 species
- genus Poraster Döderlein, 1916 -- 1 species
- genus Protoreaster Döderlein, 1916 -- 3 species
- genus Pseudanthenea Döderlein, 1915 -- 1 species
- genus Pseudoreaster Verrill, 1899 -- 1 species
- Anthaster valvulatus
- Anthenea aspera
- Astrosarkus idipi (dried, MNHN)
- Choriaster granulatus
- Culcita novaeguineae
- Goniodiscaster scabra
- Gymnanthenea laevis
- Halityle regularis
- Monachaster sanderi
- Nectriaster monacanthus
- Nidorellia armata
- Oreaster reticulatus
- Pentaceraster cumingi
- Pentaster obtusatus
- Protoreaster nodosus
- Pseudoreaster obtusangulus
External links
- Mah, Christopher L. (24 January 2012). . The Echinoblog..