| Disasterina | |
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| Disasterina abnormalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Disasterina Perrier, 1875 |
| Type species | |
| Disasterina abnormalis Perrier, 1875 | |
| Species | |
6 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Disasterina is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae. [1] [2] The genus occurs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. [2] [3]
Disasterina are sea stars with five or rarely six rays (arms). The rays have wide bases and are well-defined. The body is thin. Disasterina range from small ( D. spinosa : radius 14 mm (0.55 in)) to medium in size ( D. abnormalis : radius 38 mm (1.5 in). Reproduction through fissiparity is not known to occur. D. longispina might have pedicellariae. [3]
There are six recognized species: [1]
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