Anthenea

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Anthenea
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Cake sea star ( Anthenea aspera )
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Anthenea
J.E.Gray, 1840 [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • HoseaJ.E.Gray, 1866
     (lapsus for Hosia J.E.Gray, 1840)
  • HosiaJ.E.Gray, 1840
     (synonym sec. Perrier (1875))

Anthenea is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.

Selected species

List source : [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Anthenea Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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