Phataria

Phataria
Blue Sea Star (Phataria unifascialis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Echinodermata
Class:Asteroidea
Order:Valvatida
Family:Ophidiasteridae
Genus:Phataria
(Gray, 1840)[1]
Species

See Text.

Phataria is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae from warmer parts of the East Pacific. P. unifascialis is relatively well-known and ranges from Baja California to northwest Peru, including offshore islands such as the Galápagos.[2] The Ecuadorian P. mionactis is not well-known.[3]

Species

Species in this genus:[4]

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS (2013). "Phataria Gray, 1840". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. ↑ James, M.J., eds. (1991). Galápagos Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. pp. 349. Topics in Geobiology. ISBN 978-1-4899-0646-5
  3. ↑ Ziesenhenne, F. C. (1942). New eastern Pacific sea stars. University of South California Press, Los Angeles, California.
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Phataria". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-15.


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