Asterina (starfish)

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Asterina
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Asterina gibbosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Asterina
Nardo, 1834 [1]
Type species
Asterina gibbosa
(Pennant, 1777) [2]

Asterina is a genus of asteroideans in the family Asterinidae.

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The species occurring in Australian waters are considered to not be congeneric with the type species A. gibbosa (Pennant, 1777) [2] by Rowe and Gates (1995), and will possibly be assigned to another genus or a new genus. Rowe and Gates (1995) also suggested that Asterina should be restricted to Atlantic waters. [3]

Species

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References

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