Stichasteridae

Stichasteridae
	Stichaster australis, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Stichasteridae; Perrier, 1885
Genera
	9 genera, see text
Synonyms
	Neomorphasteridae Fisher, 1923

The Stichasteridae are a small family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. Genera were formerly unassigned, or in the family Asteriidae.

Genera[]

The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Stichasteridae:^[2]

Allostichaster Verrill, 1914
Cosmasterias Sladden, 1889
Granaster Perrier, 1894
Neomorphaster Sladden, 1889
Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930
Pseudechinaster H.E.S. Clark, 1962
Smilasterias Sladden, 1889
Stichaster Muller & Troschel, 1840
Stichastrella Verrill, 1914

Stichastrella rosea
Stichaster australis

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.

External links[]

Photos of Stichasteridae on Sealife Collection

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

[2] 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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