Patiriella
| Patiriella | |
|---|---|
| |
| Patiriella dyscrita | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Patiriella Verrill, 1913 |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Patiriella, commonly known as carpet sea star, is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae.
Description and characteristics[]
Native to southern Australia, New Zealand, and southern America (Argentina and Chile), they are most often found in intertidal pools, and can vary greatly in colour between individuals. It contains the following species:[1]
Species[]
- Patiriella brevispina H.L. Clark, 1938
- Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
- Patiriella dyscrita (H.L. Clark, 1923)
- (Gray, 1840)
- Livingstone, 1933
- O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
- Patiriella mortenseni O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2002
- Dartnall, 1971
- O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
- (Benham, 1911)
- O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
- (Hayashi, 1977)
- Campbell & Rowe, 1997
- Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)
Patiriella dyscrita
References[]
 | This article about a starfish is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Patiriella
- Asteroidea genera
- Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill
- Asteroidea stubs