Coronaster

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Coronaster
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Coronaster
Perrier, 1885 [1]
Species

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Coronaster is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mah, Christopher (2014). "Coronaster Perrier, 1885". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2014-02-18.