| Gymnanthenea | |
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| Spiny sea star ( Gymnanthenea laevis ) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Oreasteridae |
| Genus: | Gymnanthenea H.L.Clark, 1938 [1] |
| Species | |
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Gymnanthenea is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
The Asterinidae are a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida.
Coscinasterias is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae.
Goniasteridae constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species.
Asterina is a genus of asteroideans in the family Asterinidae.
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.
Acheronaster tumidus is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is in the monotypic genus Acheronaster.
Anthenea is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
Goniodiscaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
Nectriaster monacanthus is a species of sea star in the family Orestieridae. It is the sole species in the genus Nectriaster. It was first described by Hubert Lyman Clark in 1916 as Mediaster monacanthus.
The Brisingidae are a family of starfish found only in the deep sea. They inhabit both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at abyssal depths, and also occur in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica at slightly shallower depths.
Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida.
The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific, and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.
The Freyellidae are a family of deep-sea-dwelling starfish. It is one of two families in the order Brisingida. The majority of species in this family are found in Antarctic waters and near Australia. Other species have been found near New Zealand and the United States.
Aquilonastra is a genus of small sea stars within the family Asterinidae. It has over 20 described species.
Fromia ghardaqana, common name Ghardaqa sea star, is a species of marine starfish in the family Goniasteridae.
Austrofromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.
Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Heliaster is a genus of Asteroidea in the family Heliasteridae.
Ailsa McGown Clark (1926-2014) was a British zoologist, who principally studied echinoderms and was a specialist on asteroidea. She worked at the Natural History Museum for most of her career.
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