Bothriaster
| Bothriaster primigenius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Asteroidea
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| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Bothriaster |
| Species: | B. primigenius
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothriaster primigenius Döderlein, 1916
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Bothriaster primigenius is a species of sea stars in the family Orestieridae. It is the sole species in the genus Bothriaster.[1]
It is suspected to be only the juvenile stage of some large Oreasteridae such as Choriaster granulatus.
References[]
- ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Bothriaster Döderlein, 1916". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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Categories:
- Oreasteridae
- Monotypic echinoderm genera
- Asteroidea genera
- Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
- Asteroidea stubs