Stichasteridae
The Stichasteridae are a small family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Genera were formerly unassigned, or in the family Asteriidae.
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| Stichaster australis, New Zealand | |
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| Family: | Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885 |
| Diversity | |
| 9 genera, See text. | |
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Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923[1] | |
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Stichasteridae:[2]
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Stichaster australis
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References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- McKnight, D. G. (2006). "The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida" (PDF). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir. pp. 1–187.
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