Archaster
| Archaster | |
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| Common sea star (Archaster typicus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Asteroidea
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| Family: | Archasteridae Viguier, 1878 [1]
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| Genus: | Archaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
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Archasteridae is a family of starfish found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The genus , previously included in this family, is now included in the genus Archaster with the single species, Astropus longipes (Gray, 1840), being accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977.
The only genus in the family is now Archaster as three subfamilies have now been raised to family status:[1]
- Subfamily Benthopectininae accepted as Benthopectinidae
- Subfamily Pararchasterinae accepted as Benthopectinidae
- Subfamily Plutonasterinae accepted as Astropectinidae
Species[]
The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]
- Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977
- Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840
References[]
- ^ a b Mah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Archasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ^ Mah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Archaster Müller & Troschel, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
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