Patiriella

Patiriella
Patiriella dyscrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Patiriella
Verrill, 1913
Species

See text.

Patiriella, commonly known as carpet sea star, is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae.

Description and characteristics

Native to southern Australia, New Zealand, and southern America (Argentina and Chile), they are most often found in intertidal pools, and can vary greatly in colour between individuals. It contains the following species:[1]

Species

  • Patiriella brevispina H.L. Clark, 1938
  • Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Patiriella dyscrita (H.L. Clark, 1923)
  • Patiriella gunni (Gray, 1840)
  • Patiriella inornata Livingstone, 1933
  • Patiriella medius O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
  • Patiriella mortenseni O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2002
  • Patiriella obscura Dartnall, 1971
  • Patiriella occidens O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
  • Patiriella oliveri (Benham, 1911)
  • Patiriella oriens O' Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2003
  • Patiriella pacifica (Hayashi, 1977)
  • Patiriella paradoxa Campbell & Rowe, 1997
  • Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)

References


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