Pentagonaster (starfish)

Pentagonaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Pentagonaster
Pentagonaster pulchellus
Scientific classification
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Class:
Asteroidea
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Subfamily:
Pentagonasterinae
Genus:
Pentagonaster

Gray, 1840[1]

Species list

Many species previously in the genus have been assigned to other genera in the subfamily, some also have been absorbed into the following species:

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