Lophaster | |
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Lophaster furcifer | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Solasteridae |
Genus: | Lophaster Verrill, 1878 |
Type species | |
Solaster furcifer Düben & Koren, 1846 |
Lophaster is a genus of starfish within the family Solasteridae. [1] [2] [3]
Astropecten is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
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.
Ceramaster is a genus of cushion stars in the family Goniasteridae. The species in this genus have no arms. They live in deeper waters than most sea stars.
Henricia is a large genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae. It contains about fifty species.
Odontaster is a genus of sea stars. The type species is Odontaster hispidus.
The Solasteridae are a family of sea stars.
Clypeaster, common name "cake urchins" or "sea biscuits", is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Clypeasteridae.
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.
Ophiopsila is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Many species are bioluminescent.
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.
Psilaster is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.
Pteraster is a genus of sea stars in the family Pterasteridae.
Brisinga is a genus of starfish in the family Brisingidae. The species in this genus are primarily found in deep sea habitats.
Freyella is a genus of deep-sea-dwelling starfish in the order Brisingida.
Ophiura is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophiuridae.
Novodinia is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Brisingidae.
Ophidiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.
Dytaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.