Astropecten aranciacus

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Astropecten aranciacus
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Astropecten aranciacus on sea bottom
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Detail of paxillae with the top red-orange or grey-beige
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Genus: Astropecten
Species:
A. aranciacus
Binomial name
Astropecten aranciacus
Synonyms [1]
  • Asterias aranciacaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Asterias aurantiacaTiedemann, 1816
  • Astropecten antarcticusStuder, 1884
  • Astropecten aurantiacaGray, 1840
  • Astropecten crenasterDujardin & Hupé, 1862
  • Astropecten meridionalisStuder, 1876
  • Astropecten perarmatusPerrier, 1869

Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. [1] It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean (Portugal to Angola) and the Mediterranean Sea. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 C. Mah & H. Hansson (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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